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17.05.2019
Report of Observation Mission on 2018 Parliamentary Snap Elections Discussed
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On May 17, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Vladimir Vardanyan met with Alexander Shlyk, Head of the Election Department of the Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) and ODIHR Elections Adviser Alexey Gromov.

The report of the Observation Mission on the snap elections of the RA National Assembly was debated, where it was noted that the means of prevention aimed at the abuse of the administrative resources were made strict with the amendments made in the Electoral Code and relevant legislation, the restrictions being used towards the mass media representatives and stricter punitive measures and surcharges were established for electoral fraud.

Vladimir Vardanyan highlighted the necessity of decent assessment on the electoral processes. He noted that a legislative draft law was presented by the Government on 17 October 2018, and its goal was to change the electoral system, making a transition to proportional electoral system and invest a number of amendments. However, the draft did not receive the three fifth of the demanding votes.

The Committee Chair has informed that the NA cooperates with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES): from June debates on electoral reforms are designed.

The sides expressed hope that the reforms would promote holding decent elections in the future.


17.05.2019
Students of John Kennedy School of Government of Harvard Kennedy School in National Assembly
On May 17, the students of Kennedy School of Government of Harvard Kennedy School visited the National Assembly, and the deputy of the RA NA My Step Faction Hamazasp Danielyan met with them. The goal of the visit is to get acquainted with the ongoing reforms in our country, the developments and...

17.05.2019
Sitting of RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Convened
On May 17, moderated by Ruben Rubinyan the regular sitting of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations was held. The deputies in the first reading debated the bill on Making Amendments and Addenda to the RA Law on Diplomatic Service. The key speaker, the RA Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Grig...

17.05.2019
Delegation Led by Ararat Mirzoyan is To Leave for Bishkek
On May 19-20, the delegation led by the Speaker of the RA National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan will be in the Kyrgyz Republic to take part in the visiting sitting of the CSTO PA Council.The NA Deputy Speaker Alen Simonyan and the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Andranik ...



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