ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT TO TAKE SUMMER RECESS WITH ONE DEPUTY SPEAKER
Armenpress
June 05 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, ARMENPRESS: Members of the Armenian National Assembly
have agreed today to put off election of a deputy parliament until
autumn when they will be back from the summer recess. The position
of one of two deputy parliament speakers became vacant after Tigran
Torosian from the Republican Party of prime minister Margarian was
elected parliament chairman to replace the former speaker Arthur
Baghdasarian.
During a Q&A session in the parliament today prime minister Margarian
said his party was not afraid of taking up the second important
position in the country, in addition to the third important position of
prime minister. “We never avoid shouldering responsibility, especially
that we still have a duty to fulfill. Our party went to the polls in
2003 with specific programs and knowing what sort of a burden it may
shoulder,’ he said.
Margarian said his party will decide only next February or March
either to participate in 2007 parliamentary elections alone or in an
alliance with another force of forces. He said the Republican party
hopes to win as many seats as it has now.