Vice governor and transport deputy minister, prosperous Armenia members, dismissed on own requests
02.08.2012,
17:27
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan removed vice governor of Aragatsotn region Manafas Arakelyan and deputy minister of transport and communication Ruben Sinoyan from their offices by their own request, the Government reports Thursday.
YEREVAN, August 2. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan removed vice governor of Aragatsotn region Manafas Arakelyan and deputy minister of transport and communication Ruben Sinoyan from their offices by their own request, the Government reports Thursday.
Both officials are the members of Prosperous Armenia party, which didn’t join the ruling coalition following the parliamentary elections of May 6.
On July 28, three members of Prosperous Armenia party, a vice governor of Lori region Edik Karakhanyan, deputy minister of emergency situations Romik Tigranyan and deputy minister of agriculture Vardan Karapetyan, were also removed from their positions on their own requests.
On May 24 Prosperous Armenia Party’s leader Gagik Tsarukyan said in a statement his party doesn’t find it rational to form a coalition government as it doesn’t have any constitutional opportunity to implement its programs.
On May 6 elections the Prosperous Armenia Party received 30,12% of votes (454, 673 votes) and 37 seats (28 under proportional, and 9- majoritarian vote) in 131-seat parliament.
The Republican Party of Armenia won the majority of votes, receiving 44.02% (664, 440 votes). The third place was given to opposition block Armenian National Congress- 7.08% (106, 903).
Five-percent barrier was overcome by oppositional Heritage (5.76% or 86, 998 votes) and Dashnaktsutyun (5.67% or 85, 550) as well as coalition Otinats Yerkir – 5.51% or 83, 123 votes.
Orinats Yerkir received three ministerial portfolio as a result of the coalition memorandum signed between this party and the Republican Party of Armenia On May 30.—0--
