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ANC'S ANTI-MONOPOLY PACKAGE REJECTED IN PARLIAMENT
Politics | 07.12.12 | 11:19
Photo: www.parliament.am
The Armenian National Assembly on Thursday voted 36 to 61 to reject
a bill submitted by the opposition calling for greater protection of
economic competition and antimonopoly measures.
Representatives of all minority factions, including the "alternative"
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), voted for the bill, which was thwarted
by the two majority factions, including the main ruling Republican
Party of Armenia (RPA) that control most seats in the legislature.
The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc said before the
vote that its outcome would show "which of the forces are interested in
putting an end to monopolies and which ones are for preserving them."
Interestingly, two lawmakers from the RPA still voted for the bill.
Levon Zurabyan, head of the ANC faction, said afterwards: "I want to
thank the Republicans who have demonstrated their ability to act in
somewhat independent manner."
The Armenian opposition has long criticized the government for allowing
the presence of monopolies in the economy and the issue traditionally
becomes a major subject of debate before elections.
Representatives of opposition or opposition-leaning forces have been
in "political consultations" in recent weeks over a possible single
candidate or joint platform for contesting next year's presidential
election.
The latest of such meetings was held on Thursday and was hosted by the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation that again presented its platform
to tackle major domestic and foreign-policy concerns and heard the
visions of the problems by other opposition groups gearing up for
next year's ballot.
http://armenianow.com/news/politics/41758/armenia_parliament_anti_monopoly_bill_rejected
Politics | 07.12.12 | 11:19
Photo: www.parliament.am
The Armenian National Assembly on Thursday voted 36 to 61 to reject
a bill submitted by the opposition calling for greater protection of
economic competition and antimonopoly measures.
Representatives of all minority factions, including the "alternative"
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), voted for the bill, which was thwarted
by the two majority factions, including the main ruling Republican
Party of Armenia (RPA) that control most seats in the legislature.
The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc said before the
vote that its outcome would show "which of the forces are interested in
putting an end to monopolies and which ones are for preserving them."
Interestingly, two lawmakers from the RPA still voted for the bill.
Levon Zurabyan, head of the ANC faction, said afterwards: "I want to
thank the Republicans who have demonstrated their ability to act in
somewhat independent manner."
The Armenian opposition has long criticized the government for allowing
the presence of monopolies in the economy and the issue traditionally
becomes a major subject of debate before elections.
Representatives of opposition or opposition-leaning forces have been
in "political consultations" in recent weeks over a possible single
candidate or joint platform for contesting next year's presidential
election.
The latest of such meetings was held on Thursday and was hosted by the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation that again presented its platform
to tackle major domestic and foreign-policy concerns and heard the
visions of the problems by other opposition groups gearing up for
next year's ballot.
http://armenianow.com/news/politics/41758/armenia_parliament_anti_monopoly_bill_rejected