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Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   28 March 2024

Opposition blocs boycott parliamentary debate of community enlargement bill

Opposition blocs boycott parliamentary debate of community enlargement bill

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS. The opposition Hayastan and Pativ Unem blocs of the Armenian parliament are boycotting the extraordinary session today. They argue that the items on the agenda – pertaining to the community enlargement process whereby a number of towns, cities and villages will be incorporated into merged municipalities – are unlawful and contradict the constitution.

Hayastan bloc secretary Artsvik Minasyan said in his speech that they demand the President Armen Sarkissian to focus on the matter and dispute the issue.

Pativ Unem secretary Hayk Mamijanyan accused the pro-government bill in seeking to “remove politically undesirable mayors from office”. “By joining Hayastan bloc’s proposals, Pativ Unem bloc will likewise not participate in the debates of this item,” he said.

The lawmakers of both blocs then left the session.

The bill seeks to merge 441 communities into 37 enlarged communities. The government says that the current administrative divisions hinder community development, especially in cases of communities which have a population below 3000.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 








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