  Ombudsman Election in RA Parliament UnsuccessfulFebruary 8, 2006 - 16:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian parliament failed to elect the Ombudsman today. 107 deputies took part in the voting. Supreme Council NGO Chairman Ruben Torosyan nominated by the parliamentary opposition received 25 votes "for" and 69 "against". 69 deputies voted "for" and 25 "against" Rector of the State Academy of Governance Armen Harutyunyan nominated by the coalition (Republican Party of Armenia, Orinats Yerkir Party and ARF Dashnaktsutyun). According to the regulations, a nominee has to garner 79 or 3/5 of the votes.  Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12.Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |
