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SECRETARY OF PROSPEROUS ARMENIA FACTION: PROSPEROUS ARMENIA HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF PARLIAMENTARY DISCUSSIONS ON TRANSITION TO 100% PROPORTIONAL ELECTORAL SYSTEM
arminfo
Monday, February 6, 13:33
Prosperous Armenia Party conducts consultations with political
experts and specialists in the electoral right, but it hasn't held
any discussions inside the party on the party's official position on
transition to the 100% proportional electoral system, Aram Safaryan,
Secretary of Prosperous Armenia faction in the parliament, told media
on Monday.
"Our party will announce its official stance on the issue during the
Feb 16 discussions in the parliament. We are ready to suggest our
experts as a third party to the discussions on the given issue.
Prosperous Armenia highlights the importance of discussing the issue
in the parliament, for this issue has aroused wide public response and
created tension in the pre-election fight of the political forces in
Armenia. At the same time, I'd like to say that the party's electoral
program of 2007 comprised a point on the necessity of transition to
the 100% proportional electoral system," he said.
As a compromise Safaryan suggested reducing the number of the
majoritarian seats in the parliament and providing every region with a
representative in the parliament and the capital city with a certain
number of mandates. Safaryan thinks that such approach will allow
controlling over the elections, and presenting all the regions in
the parliament, at the same time ensuring the necessary competition
between the parties.
The Armenian National Assembly consists of 131 parliamentarians:
41 majoritiarian and 90 proportional seats. The next parliamentary
elections will be held in May 2012.
From: Baghdasarian
arminfo
Monday, February 6, 13:33
Prosperous Armenia Party conducts consultations with political
experts and specialists in the electoral right, but it hasn't held
any discussions inside the party on the party's official position on
transition to the 100% proportional electoral system, Aram Safaryan,
Secretary of Prosperous Armenia faction in the parliament, told media
on Monday.
"Our party will announce its official stance on the issue during the
Feb 16 discussions in the parliament. We are ready to suggest our
experts as a third party to the discussions on the given issue.
Prosperous Armenia highlights the importance of discussing the issue
in the parliament, for this issue has aroused wide public response and
created tension in the pre-election fight of the political forces in
Armenia. At the same time, I'd like to say that the party's electoral
program of 2007 comprised a point on the necessity of transition to
the 100% proportional electoral system," he said.
As a compromise Safaryan suggested reducing the number of the
majoritarian seats in the parliament and providing every region with a
representative in the parliament and the capital city with a certain
number of mandates. Safaryan thinks that such approach will allow
controlling over the elections, and presenting all the regions in
the parliament, at the same time ensuring the necessary competition
between the parties.
The Armenian National Assembly consists of 131 parliamentarians:
41 majoritiarian and 90 proportional seats. The next parliamentary
elections will be held in May 2012.
From: Baghdasarian