HOVIK ABRAHAMIAN’S AND LARISA ALAVERDIAN’S CANDIDATURES NOMINATED FOR NA SPEAKER’S POST
Noyan Tapan
Se p 29, 2008
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. RA National Assembly regular
four-day session started on September 29. The election of a new RA
NA Speaker was also on the agenda. According to Hrayr Karapetian, the
RA NA Vice-Speaker, a member of the ARFD faction, in a period set by
the NA Regulations Tigran Torosian again submitted his application on
resigning NA Speaker’s post, therefore the resignation is considered
accepted.
The candidatures of newly elected deputy, RPA member, former head of
President’s Administration Hovik Abrahamian and non-partisan member of
the Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction Larisa Alaverdian were nominated
for NA Speaker’s post. RPA faction head Karen Karapetian nominating
H. Abrahamian presented the latter as a common candidate of the
political coalition. L. Alaverdian nominated her own candidature.
Both candidates presented their approaches to the increase of NA’s
role and significance. "Many negative rumors are spread about my
personality," H. Abrahamian stated. According to him, it is the
result of his "few public speeches," as when he started working in
the government, fulfilling the tasks, the errands and not his image or
public speeches were primary for him. He assured that if he manages to
receive deputies’ votes, it will enable him to publicly communicate
with the people from the NA tribune, as well and to contribute to
liquidation of the current rumors in a short period.
L. Alaverdian said in her speech that "no matter who is elected,
though practice shows who will be elected," she hopes that the program
provisions submitted by her will become primary tasks for the newly
elected NA Speaker.