  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 Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
