Nominee to the post of the Constitutional Court judge Vahram Avetisyan, nominated by the government to replace one of the three vacant positions of Armenia’s Constitutional Court, has withdrawn his candidacy. Avetisyan took to Facebook to justify his decision, pointing to differences occurred during the meeting with lawmakers from the ruling ‘My Step’ fraction.

 

“After meeting with the MPs from ‘My Step’ faction and follow-up discussions. I came to the conclusion that some of the lawmakers have different understanding about the role of the Constitutional Court, the independence and impartiality of the Constitutional Court Judge. In some case those approaches were unacceptable for me,” Avetisyan said in part.

 

According to the report by Past newspaper, among numerous issues, the thorny one related to the court hearing of the March1 events. Lawmakers of the ruling party have allegedly hinted that Vahram Avetisyan’s candidacy would be approved in parliament only if he guarantees a certain stance regarding the case.

 

Avetisyan has then informed that he is a professional lawyer and it is not serious to have prior expectations from him. In his words, every case is subject to a detailed consideration, while the decisions should be made without biased position. According to the newspaper, the difference around these expectations have been the main reason for recalling the candidacy.