Ruben Hayrapetyan not to vacate his seat till September
Despite his recent announcement to put down his deputy mandate, Ruben Hayraptyan, the owner of Harsnakar Restaurant, will enjoy the parliamentary inviolability till September 10.
In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the NA should approve the resignation of an MP in its sitting. But the parliament will not convene sittings till September.
Asked whether the NA is going to discuss the issue in a special sitting, NA Vice-Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov said, "We have not considered the possibility as Ruben Hayrapetyan has not filed a resignation letter to the NA. We are not working till next Monday. Part of the MPs will go somewhere to rest after the holidays and we cannot provide the quorum."
"De jure, if an MP lays down his mandate, he must announce his decision in the upcoming sitting. The NA administration will consider the resignation and, if necessary, convene a special sitting. The most important is that the MP has already made a statement on the issue," said Mr. Sharmazanov.
