French Senators voted against legal committee's vote last week, opposing adoption of the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial, with the 1st step on the way to bill adoption completed.

With 263 Senators present, 127 cast votes.

There will now be a series of votes on amendments to the measure, and finally a vote on the main law criminalizing Genocide denial.

Earlier, Constitutional Commission of the French Senate passed a decision against debating of the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial, accepting Senators’ solicitation that oppose the aforesaid legislation. The proposal on rejection of the bill was adopted with 23 votes for, 9 against and 8 abstentions. The decision stipulated debate of the draft law by the Senate, considering the proposal of the Commission prior to the overall voting.