THE PARLIAMENT: LOYAL ATTACHE TO THE GOVERNMENT?
Support A1+!Although all NA deputies were against the government’s bill to raise salaries of RA Prosecutor General and the 216 judges and leave the salaries of the executive and legislative bodies the same, today many deputies pressed the buttons and “conscientiously” voted for the disputed bill after the first reading.
With 64 for, 2 against and 12 neutral, the government managed to pass the bill after the first reading. Before the vote, head of the “Heritage” faction Armen Martirosyan announced that they were not going to participate in the vote, while member of Rule of Law Hovhannes Margaryan, who criticized the government yesterday and even proposed to name the government “modest”, announced today that the party is going to vote for the bill because the government orally approved one of its oral proposals.
Before the vote, NA Chairman Hovik Abrahamyan informed that the government and the parliament have come to the agreement to pass the bill, but without any sign and conceptual changes; however, in March or April, the government will present to the parliament the plan that will fix the salaries for civil servants and high-ranking officials.
Today, the parliament also voted on the issues discussed during the last extraordinary session. The RA law on “Defense” was passed with 88 for, nobody against or neutral.
