  People’s Party of Armenia member says new electoral code defective  January 20, 2012 - 14:19 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - A People’s Party of Armenia board secretary dubbed the new electoral code as defective, only serving to preserve the power of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. At new conference in Yerevan, Felix Khachatryan reiterated opposition demand for a full shift to majority electoral system on the way to boosting the MPs professionalism and preventing oligarchs from accession to parliament. Khachatryan named current parliament along with executive and judicial authorities responsible for a catastrophic situation in the country. RPA member Vardan Ayvazyan, however, expressed concern that a full shift to proportional system will turn the National Assembly into the parliament of Yerevan residents, with no one to represent Armenia’s regions. In conclusion, Ayvazyan slammed Khachatryan’s attacks of current parliament, noting that a “defective” structure wouldn’t be able to adopt over 300 initiatives.  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 |  Latest news Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan  Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera.Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices.Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations.About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. |
