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    ARAM SIMONIAN ELECTED YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY RECTOR

    Noyan Tapan
    May 16 2006

    YEREVAN, MAY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Aram Simonian, the Yerevan State
    University Pro-Rector on the Humanities, who was the acting Rector
    as well during the last one month, was elected the Yerevan State
    University Rector on May 15 with the correlation of 41 "for" and 24
    "against" votes of the management council members of the institution
    of higher education. The newly elected Rector is a member of the
    Republican Party of Armenia. Gagik Ghazinian, the YSU Law Department
    Dean competed with Aram Simonian for the Rector's post. To recap,
    at the March 22 elections of the YSU Rector which was held at three
    stages, Gagik Ghazinian got 36 votes, Aram Simonian got 20 ones. During
    the previous election only 1 vote did not last out Gagik Ghazinian for
    becoming the Rector. We must also mention that 7 members of the council
    were changed a day before the Rector's election. It was beforehand
    stated that particularly RA Justice Minister David Haroutiunian,
    Director of the National Institute of Education, "Orinats Yerkir"
    (Country of Law) party member Victor Martirosian, RA NAS Philosophy
    and Law Institute Director Gevorg Poghosian left the council staff
    according to their applications. Meanwhile, one of them, Victor
    Martirosian said that he did not present any application for leaving
    the council staff: "They accepted, and they removed." "I think that the
    Rector's election took place corresponding to the law and in favourable
    atmosphere," Serge Sargsian, the YSU Council Chairman, Secretary of the
    RA National Security Service attached to President, Defence Minister
    stated in the interview to journalists. Responding journalists'
    question how it happened that 7 members left the council staff at the
    same time, on the eve of the election, Serge Sargsian said: "This
    questions must not be addressed to me as I have no right to change
    the members' staff. But those changes correspond to the law. Those
    people who presented applications, left the council." According to
    Serge Sargsian, Gagik Ghazinian's getting fewer votes during this
    election is provided by changes taken place during the pre-electoral
    50 days: "People changed their opinions." "I's a strict supporter
    for the university is an open system, works on an open field, is
    open not only for students and lecturers, but also for the society,"
    newly elected YSU Rector Aram Simonian stated.
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