November 27, 2012 - 20:10 AMT
RPA rep. deems non-attendance at NA meeting political trick

Any parliamentary group has the right to apply political tricks, member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia said.

Asked if the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc has legal ground to address the Constitutional Court, Hamlet Harutyunyan noted non-attendance of the parliamentary majority at ANC- initiated meeting as a political trick, deeming it common in other parliaments, too.

The MP further said that the opposition had repeatedly boycotted the parliamentary meetings, stressing the need for the Constitutional Court answer the question.