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    TIGRAN TOROSYAN WAS ELECTED SPEAKER

    Lragir.am
    01 June 06

    The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia has a new speaker.

    In the voting on June 1 Tigran Torosyan was elected speaker. Of the
    97 members of parliament present at the voting 94 voted for Tigran
    Torosyan, one voted against, two votes were invalid.

    "We must never become disappointed, on the contrary, I believe there
    is always a way out and we must attend to our problems and assume
    responsibility for those people who really have expectations from the
    parliament," announced the new speaker at the floor of the parliament,
    thanking all those members of parliament who had voted for him. The
    Republican Party, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, the United
    Labor Party, Businessman Parliamentary Group and Orinats Yerkir had
    endorsed Tigran Torosyan's candidacy. The opposition did not vote,
    announcing that the parliament is a mere tool in the hands of the
    executive.

    It should be noted that there was no one else to vote for in the
    direct sense of the word. Tigran Torosyan was the only candidate,
    nominated by Galust Sahakyan on behalf of the Republican faction.

    Sahakyan managed to withdraw his candidacy. Member of Parliament
    Hakob Hakobyan had nominated him, who had taken up this nomination
    with great determination. Nevertheless, Tigran Torosyan ran for the
    election alone. The entire parliament had been mobilized to guarantee
    the outcome. Even those members of parliament had come, for whom
    the visit to the parliament is like a pilgrimage they go on once or
    twice a year. Throughout the voting, even before the results became
    known, Tigran Torosyan received congratulations from these members
    of parliament and thanked them for "coming and staying till the end."

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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