ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GIVES ONE MORE CHANCE TO GAGIK TSARUKYAN

by Ashot Safaryan

Wednesday, February 25, 15:45

Armenian Parliament Speaker Galust Sahakyan does not hurry to
strip Gagik Tsarukyan, Leader of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP),
of his parliament seat. Talking to reporters on February 25, Galust
Sahakyan said he does not want to create precedents of stripping
parliamentarians of their seats. “Although, there are all the legal
grounds to do it, I am waiting for more reasonable excuses from Gagik
Tsarukyuan for his numerous absences. I have sent a relevant letter
to Tsarukyan. I’ll be waiting. I am not in a hurry. ”

As PAP is departing from its radical stand and has canceled the rally
of Feb 20, the issue of stripping Tsarukyan of its parliament seat
appears to be not topical any more.

Commenting on the PAP’s boycott of the four-day meeting of the
parliament, the speaker called it “a pause” in the light of the
current political realities. The speaker believes that PAP will
continuer its activity in the opposition field.

As for the March 1 rally of the Armenian National Congress, Galust
Sahakyan said the Congress is exaggerating the importance of that
rally, because “loud statements on crucial rallies have been made
for already 20 years.”