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Parliament releases attendance figures of MPs

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 11:47, 3 September 2022

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. The opposition Hayastan faction has the lowest attendance during the 3rd session of parliament, according to the parliament’s press service.

Hayastan’s Ishkhan Saghatelyan has 198 unexcused absences, Anna Grigoryan – 158, Vahe Hakobyan – 194, Armen Gevorgyan – 150, Lilit Galstyan – 195, Armen Rustamyan – 198, Seyran Ohanyan – 149, Elinar Vardanyan – 172, Artsvik Minasyan – 162, Artur Ghazinyan – 191, Kristine Vardanyan – 150, Gegham Manukyan – 226.

The other opposition bloc – Pativ Unem – also recorded unexcused absences from the session: MPs Taron Margaryan – 150, Anna Mkrtchyan – 150, Hayk Mamijanyan – 151, Taguhi Tovmasyan – 88, Tigran Abrahamyan – 148.

Both opposition blocs have been boycotting parliament sessions and staging street protests.

Meanwhile, there’ve been unexcused absences in the ruling Civil Contract party as well, most from MP Gurgen Melkonyan (54 unexcused absences) and MP Khachatur Sukiasyan (38 unexcused absences), as well as Lena Nazaryan – 3, Arpine Davoyan – 1, Arsen Torosyan – 4, Mikayel Tumasyan – 8, Vice Speaker Ruben Rubinyan – 2, Gurgen Arsenyan – 10, Vice Speaker Hakob Arshakyan – 13.

Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan had 3 unexcused absences.

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