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Elections to Armenian parliament may be held in late fall - parliamentarian

YEREVN. May 23

Extraordinary parliamentary elections may be held in Armenia in late
fall, Naira Zograbyan, a member of the Tsarukyan faction of the
Armenian parliament, said.

"We may adopt the new Electoral Code by July 15. After that, the code
can be sent to the Venice Commission for a decision to be made on it
in summer and an extraordinary parliamentary election may be called in
late fall," Zograbyan told Interfax on Wednesday.

The non-standard situation in Armenian politics, when a parliamentary
minority is represented in the government and a majority represented
by the Republican Party is in opposition, should be resolved through
election, she said.

The faction Tsarukyan is represented in the Armenian parliament by the
one the country's largest opposition parties Prosperous Armenia, which
is led by Gagik Tsarukyan, one of the richest people in the republic.
In the elections of the prime minister of Armenia, the party backed
opposition candidate Nikol Pashinyan. After his election, the
Republican Party led by ex-president Serzh Sargsyan declared itself
the opposition.

"The party Prosperous Armenia is ready for parliamentary elections,
and we will run, intending to get an absolute majority," Zograbyan
said.

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