  Heritage leader suggests Armenian President discuss electoral shift February 3, 2012 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian suggests Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan receives members of ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Heritage and Armenian National Congress (ANC) to discuss full shift to proportional electoral system. The party leader further hailed the political forces’ initiative to set forth the issue of electoral shift. “Though I myself grew up in a country (U.S.) with fully majority system operating, it would yield good results in Armenia only in 50 years,” Mr. Hovannisian stated. On February 1, RA NA standing committee on state and legal affairs scheduled parliamentary hearings on a full shift to proportional electoral system for February 15. On January 26, Prosperous Armenia coalition party jointly with Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun opposition parties requested Armenian National Assembly speaker Samvel Nikoyan and the chairman of NA standing committee on state and legal affairs David Harutyunyan to organize parliamentary hearings on full shift to proportional electoral system. On December 27, Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun opposition parties issued a joint statement urging for a full shift to proportional system.  Top stories Yerkir: serious reshuffle is expected at the Republican Party of Armenia after Tsarukyan’s refusal to join coalition. Zhamanak: the bureau of former Foreign Minister, however, refused to reply further questions on Oskanian’s plans. Stepan Safaryan says Prosperous Armenia’s decision doesn’t change anything, as it won’t become opposition. Aram Sargsyan deemed the current intrigue between Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Prosperous Armenia illogical.   |  Latest news Conference participants at Institute of CIS States back Artsakh’s stance  The NKR was represented at the round table by Advisers to Foreign Minister Ruben Zargarian and Arsen Melik-Shakhnazarian.Shoushi liberation anniversary celebrated in France Armenian ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan answered Armenian foreign and domestic policy related questions.Armenian ambassador to China participates in ESCAP meeting Armen Sargsyan participated in meeting of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok.Cannes: TrustNordisk snaps up rights to Pierce Brosnan’s “Love Is All You Need” The film is a tale about a group of people all seeking love, about passion and happiness, about jealousy and loneliness. |
