GRIGOR AMALYAN WILL LIKELY RETURN
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[05:08 pm] 19 March, 2007
March 19 was the deadline of the office for three members of National
Commission for Television and Radio (NCTR); Chairman Grigor Amalyan,
deputy president Shamiram Aghabekyan, and member Karine Khodikyan.
Under the RA acting Constitution, the NCTR chairman and deputy chairman
must be appointed by the RA NA and RA president. No one will take
place of Karine Khodikyan as NCTR will henceforth have 8 members
instead of 9.
To note, Shamiram Aghabekyan runs for the parliamentary elections on
the proportional list of "Prosperous Armenia".
Currently one can find the names of the following NCTR members on the
website of the commission; Artak Zakaryan, Aharon Lazarian, Vahagn
Avagyan, Ara Tadevosyan, Simavon Andreasyan and Zhirayr Dadasyan.
Though Grigor Amalyan’s name is left out, his chances to resume the
post are great. It is noteworthy that RA President Robert Kocharyan
can appoint two NCTR members. This won’t be a breach of the RA
acting Constitution under which four members of the commission must
be appointed by the NA and the other four – by the RA President.
The point is that Robert Kocharyan hasn’t ratified the amendments to
the laws on "Television and Radio" and "Statute of NCTR". The draft
laws were sent to the president two days ago and he is to ratify them
within 21 days. This means, that even if Robert Kocharyan ratifies
the amendments, the laws won’t be put in force in close future.
Thus, Robert Kocharyan, can be guided by the acting law on "Television
and Radio", under which, "In case there is a vacancy in the NCTR,
the NCTR chairman informs the RA President about it in written
notification. The latter announces tender for the vacancy via mass
media within a week’s time". The candidates must be nominated within
ten days. Under the same law, the RA President appoints one of the
tender winners the NCTR member.
Hranush Hakobyan, chairwoman of the Standing Committee on Science,
Education, Culture and Youth Issues, says that Robert Kocharyan can
announce a tender for the NCTR two vacancies and appoint two new
members of the commission within ten days.
Grigor Amalyan will likely take up the post again, as a winner of
fair and free tender. And it is not excluded that the current RA NA
will not have its member in the NCTR.