PASSIONS SOOTHED IN THE YSU

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[08:47 pm] 15 May, 2006

During the elections of the Yerevan State University rector which took
place in the University hall Aram Simonyan was elected rector. 41 of
the 72 members of the University Council voted for him. Dean of the Law
faculty Gagik Ghazinyan received 24 votes, four people voted against
both candidates and one member was not participating in the elections.

“The election was held in a friendly atmosphere, following all the
corresponding rules. 50 days is a good period for people to revise
their decisions”, President of the YSU Council, Defense Minister
Serge Sargsyan said. Let us remind you that on March 22 none of the
candidate received the necessary amount of votes.

Immediately after the results were announced Gagik Ghazinyan left
the University and we failed to learn his opinion.

And rector Aram Simonyan answered all the questions of the journalists,
“I think the election was held in a democratic atmosphere. I was
content with the March 22 elections, and I am content now. No,
actually I did not expect that I would be elected”. He was not worried
by the fact that the President of the Council is Serge Sargsyan,
“I think his presence is good for the University. He knows that we
have expectations for him”.

After the previous elections several changes were introduced into the
council. On May 11 by the decision of Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan
seven members of the Council were changed according to the 5th part
of the 77th article of the RA Law. The President of the Council said,
“This question is not intended for me as I am not responsible for
the changes. But I must say that the changes correspond to the law
and questions are improper here”.

It is noteworthy that during the previous elections Gagik Ghazinyan’s
votes prevailed and he was not elected because of one vote only.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress