Tsarukian’s deputy seat issue on agenda of Monday’s parliament session – vice-speaker
20.02.2015,
11:00
The issue of the deputy’s seat of Gagik Tsarukian, the leader of Prosperous Armenia party, will be discussed at the parliament on Monday, vice-speaker of the Armenian parliament Hermine Naghdalyan told reporters on Thursday, after the meeting of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) executive body meeting.
YEREVAN, February 20. /ARKA/. The issue of the deputy’s seat of Gagik Tsarukian, the leader of Prosperous Armenia party, will be discussed at the parliament on Monday, vice-speaker of the Armenian parliament Hermine Naghdalyan told reporters on Thursday, after the meeting of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) executive body meeting.
Speaking on February 12 at a meeting of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, president Serzh Sargsyan criticized harshly the leader of Prosperous Armenia party tycoon Gagik Tsarukian and said Tsarukian, as a political actor, is an evil for the country. The president signed a decree withdrawing Tsarukian from the national security council due to his systematic failure to attend the council meetings. The president also instructed to look into Tsarukian’s systematic absenteeism during parliament sessions and the cases of the tycoon’s absence in the parliament sessions and the rumors about his tax evasion.
The leader of the Prosperous Armenia, in turn, said the reason for the president’s statements is his refusal to contribute to the reproduction of the political power through a constitutional reform. In particular, the tycoon said he refused to become a president after the country turns to parliamentary form through constitutional amendments.
PAP had scheduled a rally, together with the other opposition forces, the Armenian National Congress and Heritage Party, for February 20, but cancelled the rally later. Tsarukyan urged his countrymen to settle all problems through peaceful, legal and political means.—0—
