Vahe Grigoryan fails to pass confirmation vote for Constitutional Court judge

| 15:18 | October 23 2018

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Politics

Vahe Grigoryan failed to be confirmed as judge of the Constitutional Court during a hearing today at parliament.

Only 53 out of the 105 MPs took part in the voting. 30 lawmakers voted in favor, while 23 voted against Grigoryan’s candidacy.

He needed 63 votes to be confirmed in the position. Grigoryan was nominated for the vacant position by President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian.

The voting took place in a closed format.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS