Opposition MP Artur Ghazinyan not elected deputy chairman of parliamentary committee for sixth time
The Standing Committee on Defense and Security of the Armenian parliament on Tuesday refused to appoint lawmaker Artur Ghazinyan from the opposition Armenia faction as its deputy chairman for the sixth time. The ruling Civil Contract faction MPs of the committee again voted against his candidacy.
Speaking at the committee meeting before the vote, the MP stated the authorities cannot force the opposition to fulfil its demands and nominate a new candidate for the post.
“As you have repeatedly announced, you have a political decision, instructions from your political leader to vote against, thus all these questions, answers, reactions and speeches are an end in themselves,” Ghazinyan said before leaving the room along with the other opposition MPs.