UNITED LABOR PARTY CAME TO POWER IN ARMENIA

Lragir.am
22 May 06

There is no need to sign a new memorandum on a coalition or a
parliamentary majority, stated Deputy Speaker Tigran Torosyan May 22 to
news reporters. According to him, the political culture does not impose
anything similar. However, it is attempted to restore the parliamentary
majority, although Tigran Torosyan thinks it is early to consider it.

“I believe that it will be correct to answer these questions in
several days, because the final formulations were voiced today, and
soon there real negotiations are going to take place,” says Tigran
Torosyan. But real negotiations have been kicked off, and perhaps have
already produced the first fruits. Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan
appointed members of the United Labor Party to the offices of two
deputy governors and one deputy minister, affiliates of the Orinats
Yerkir Party. Tigran Torosyan thinks that these appointments are a
kick-start. However, he also advises them not to draw deep conclusions,
and not to think that negotiations with the United Labor Party were
successful, whereas there are problems with the People’s Deputy Group.

“First of all, I think it is wrong to give an assessment of a short
period. We have been working with the same People’s Deputy Group
for a long time and we will go on to work. And it is not worthwhile
drawing conclusions from appointing or not appointing to one office
or another,” said Tigran Torosyan. He also announced that the new
parliamentary group including the businessmen who left the Orinats
Yerkir Party will also be involved in the negotiations on forming
the majority in the parliament.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress