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ADOPTION OF BILL MAKING AMENDMENTS AND ADDENDA IN LAWS ON "TELEVISION AND RADIO" AND "STATE DUTY" FAILS
Noyan Tapan
Jul 3, 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The adoption of the legislative package
of the government, which envisaged to make amendments and addenda
in the RA valid laws on "Television and Radio" and "State Duty",
failed at the special session of the RA National Assembly held on
July 3. 63 MPs voted "for" and 2 "abstaining" for the adoption of the
bills by the second reading, whereas, in order to adopt a decision,
at least 66 MPs should have taken part in the ballot.
26 out of 91 registered MPs did not take part in the
ballot. Zharangutiun (Heritage) and Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law)
factions, as well as some independent MPs and members of the RPA and
ARF Dashnaktsutiun factions were among them.
Only 4 out of 16 MPs of the ARF Dashnaktsutiun faction were present
at the sitting and only two of them took part in the ballot: one of
them voted "for" the package and the other voted "abstaining". Alvard
Petrosian, a member of the ARF Dashnaktsutiun faction and Davit
Haroutiunian, a member of the RPA faction and the Chairman of the NA
Standing Committee on state-legal issues voted "abstaining" for the
package of the bills.
It should also be mentioned that the government suggested that the
activities of other broadcasting organizations should be prohibited
on the frequencies used by the Public Radio and Television company.
Noyan Tapan
Jul 3, 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The adoption of the legislative package
of the government, which envisaged to make amendments and addenda
in the RA valid laws on "Television and Radio" and "State Duty",
failed at the special session of the RA National Assembly held on
July 3. 63 MPs voted "for" and 2 "abstaining" for the adoption of the
bills by the second reading, whereas, in order to adopt a decision,
at least 66 MPs should have taken part in the ballot.
26 out of 91 registered MPs did not take part in the
ballot. Zharangutiun (Heritage) and Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law)
factions, as well as some independent MPs and members of the RPA and
ARF Dashnaktsutiun factions were among them.
Only 4 out of 16 MPs of the ARF Dashnaktsutiun faction were present
at the sitting and only two of them took part in the ballot: one of
them voted "for" the package and the other voted "abstaining". Alvard
Petrosian, a member of the ARF Dashnaktsutiun faction and Davit
Haroutiunian, a member of the RPA faction and the Chairman of the NA
Standing Committee on state-legal issues voted "abstaining" for the
package of the bills.
It should also be mentioned that the government suggested that the
activities of other broadcasting organizations should be prohibited
on the frequencies used by the Public Radio and Television company.