CEC REGISTERS DEPUTIES OF NA OF FOURTH CONVOCATION ELECTED BY PROPORTIONAL SYSTEM
Noyan Tapan
Jun 06 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 6, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 7, at 10:00, the first session
of National Assembly of fourth convocation elected as a result of the
May 12 elections will open. Chairman of Central Electoral Commission
Garegin Azarian stated at the CEC sitting held the day before.
At the same sitting CEC registered 90 deputies elected by proportional
system. Only Felix Khachatrian, representative of Ardarutiun
(Justice) bloc, out of 9 CEC members refused to sign the protocol. At
the beginning of the sitting he proposed withdrawing the issue of
registration from the agenda taking into consideration the fact that
examination of applications challenging the results of elections by
proportional system is underway at the Constitutional Court.
>From Bargavach Hayastan’s electoral roll the following persons were
registered as deputies:
1. Goharik Yenokian
1. Ishkhan Zakarian
3. Vardan Bostanjain
4. Mkhitar Mnatsakanian
5. Arevik Petrosian
6. Aram Safarian (political commentator)
7. Ernest Soghomonian (the father of RA President’s Spokesperson
Viktor Soghomonian)
8. Avet Adonts
9. Karo Karapetian
10. Murad Guloyan (deputy of NA of third convocation)
11. Vahe Hovhannisian
12. Vahagn Makhsudian
13. Arshak Mkhitarian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
14. Armen Abrahamian (the brother of Chairman of Union of Armenians
in Russia Ara Abrahamian)
15. Haroutiun Gharagyozian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
16, Robert Zakarian
17. Naira Zohrabian (journalist)
18. Arsen Avagian
>From Zharangutiun Party electoral roll the following persons were
registered as deputies:
1. Raffi Hovannisian
2. Larisa Alaverdian (first RA Ombudsperson)
3. Vardan Khachatrian
4. Anahit Bakhshian (the widow of NA Vice-Speaker Yuri Bakhshian
who was killed in consequence of the terrorist act in NA on October
27, 1999)
5. Styopa Safarian
6. Zaruhi Postanjian (lawyer)
7. Armen Martirosian
>From the electoral roll of ARFD the following persons were registered
as deputies:
1. Vahan Hovhannisian (Vice-Speaker of NA of third convocation)
2. Armen Rustamian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
3. Alvard Petrosian (deputy of MP of third convocation)
4. Artyush Shahbazian
5. Mikayel Manukian
6. Artur Aghabekian (former RA Defence Minister)
7. Ruzanna Arakelian (journalist)
8. Arayik Grigorian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
9. Ashot Apoyan (deputy of NA of third convocation)
10. Karen Vardanian
11. Hrayr Karapetian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
12. Aramayis Grigorian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
13. Lilit Galstian
14. Artsvik Minasian (RA Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Issues)
15. Ara Nranian
16. Gagik Gevorgian
>From RPA electoral roll the following persons were registered as
deputies:
1. Tigran Torosian (Speaker of third convocation NA)
2. Karen Karapetian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
3. Razmik Zohrabian
4. Galust Sahakian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
5. Hranush Hakobian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
6. Gagik Minasian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
7. Ara Babloyan
8. Hermine Naghdalian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
9. Armen Ashotian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
10. Karen Chshmaritian (RA Minister of Trade and Economic Development)
11. David Haroutiunian (RA Minister of Justice)
12. Vardan Ayvazian (RA Minister of Nature Protection)
13. Myasnik Malkhasian
14. Samvel Nikoyan (deputy of NA of third convocation)
15. Volodya Badalian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
16. Hamlet Haroutiunian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
17. Gagik Abrahamian (the brother of Chairman of Union of Armenians
in Russia Ara Abrahamian)
18. Areg Ghukasian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
19. Ashot Arsenian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
20. Manvel Badeyan (deputy of NA of third convocation)
21. Nahapet Gevorgian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
22. Armen Mkhitarian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
23. Rafik Grigorian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
24. Mkrtich Minasian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
25. Arakel Movsisian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
26. Martin Sargsian
27. Tachat Vardapetian
28. Shirak Torosian
29. Spartak Melikian
30. Artak Davtian
31. Karen Avagian
32. Hayk Sanosian
33. Misha Stepanian
34. Vazgen Karakhanian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
35. Artyom Ghukasian
36, Arman Sahakian (former Yerevan Deputy Mayor, the son of deputy
Galust Sahakian)
37. Vladimir Badalian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
38. Eduard Sharmazanov
39. Armen Danielian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
40. Alexan Petrosian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
41. Melik Gasparian.
>From Orinats Yerkir’s electoral roll the following persons were
registered as deputies:
1. Artur Baghdasarian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
2. Mher Shahgeldian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
3. Heghine Bisharian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
4. Artashes Avoyan
5. Seryozha Abrahamian (deputy of NA of third convocation, the brother
of Chairman of Union of Armenians in Russia Ara Abrahamian)
6. Khachik Petrosian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
7. Hovhannes Margarian (deputy of NA of third convocation)
8. Gurgen Sargsian.
With the exception of OYP, applications on refusing to be registered
as deputies were received from some candidates for deputy mandate
of another 4 parties included in electoral rolls. 10 persons from
Bargavach Hayastan Party, 1 from Zharangutiun, 13 from ARFD, 26 from
RPA submitted such applications. They are mainly representatives of
power, local self-government and territorial bodies.
On June 6, from 18:30 to 21:00 RA CEC will give mandates to the newly
elected deputies. 40 MPs elected by majoritarian system will also
receive mandates. CEC had registered them as early as at the May
19 sitting, with the exception of Khachik Manukian who submitted to
CEC an application on refusing deputy mandate on June 6 without any
motivation. Additional elections will be fixed in the above mentioned
electoral district soon.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress