ARF lawmaker resigns after defying party decisionMay 3, 2018 - 13:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lawmaker from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Aghvan Vardanyan who voted against Nikol Pashinyan, the only candidate for prime minister on Tuesday, May 2, has submitted a resignation, president of the National Assembly Ara Babloyan said in a statement on Thursday. A massive street campaign against the Armenian authorities was in full swing across Yerevan and the rest of the republic Wednesday after the parliament failed to elect Pashinyan as the country's new PM. Vardanyan was the only member of ARF who defied party decision and voted against Pashinyan, who needed more than half of all the votes - the support of 53 lawmakers - to secure the prime minister’s spot, but got only 45. As reported earlier, the ruling Republican Party (RPA) is not going to nominate a candidate for the prime minister’s post and will instead support the candidate proposed by the one third of the parliament. A second vote will be held on May 8, and the candidate needs to collect at least one third of the votes to win. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |