  ANC leader call on opposition forces to vote against government-proposed bills  June 26, 2012 - 22:01 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc leader, ex-president Levon Ter-Petrossian urged parliamentary opposition forces to continue cooperation, and vote against government-proposed bills and programs. As he noted, the opposition may only join the majority in voting for national security-related draft laws. At ANC rally, Ter-Petrossian spoke of a new political situation in Armenian parliament, noting that the National Assembly hasn’t had as many oppositional parliamentarians since 1999. “If in 2012, 49 MPs voted against the government program, in 2007 there was no one to vote against, and only 3 MPs were opposed in 2008,” ANC leader said.  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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
