According to him, the judicial system and the local self-government bodies are what need constitutional reforms.

In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the NA should approve the resignation of an MP in its sitting.

CEC Chairman Tigran Mukuchyan referred to the local government elections due to take place in 17 communities on July 8.

"All questions were to be addressed in advance in written form," said Republican MP Hovhannes Sahakyan.

"If my resignation will be a salvation for my country, I'll resign immediately," said the Syrian leader.

Nikol Pashinyan had asked the CC to acknowledge him as the deputy elected at that precinct.

The protesters say they are against the Armenian authorities "for tolerating the presence of criminal oligarchs in the National Assembly".

A petition to dismiss NA deputy Ruben Hayrapetyan from the office of President of the Football Federation of Armenia has been launched at www.change.org.

Nikol Pashinyan has asked the CC to annul the decision of the Electoral Commission of Precinct N 7 and recognize him as the deputy elected in that precinct.

Georgia's former President Eduard Shevardnadze says he regrets handing over the authority to the incumbent President, Mikhail Saakashvili.

Naira Zohrabyan expressed confidence that those guilty of Avetyan's death would be brought to justice and punished strictly.

This is yet another attempt to escalate tension in Javakhk and restrict the rights of local Armenians," said Chkhalyan.

Nearly 80 million Mexicans were eligible to cast ballots in Sunday's vote.

"Heritage joined the opposition in 2003 and 2008. Similarly, we expect them to join us in next year's elections," said Mr. Martirosyan.

He says the opposition filed is fragmented and separatist tendencies prevail over united ideas.

The criminal case against [Armenia's former foreign minister] Vartan Oskanian is politically motivated, says Alexander Arzumanyan

"The chapter of the March 2008 events can never be closed until the crime is fully disclosed," says Davit Harutyunyan.

State Department takes Azerbaijan off proposed list of recipient countries for upcoming sale of helicopter equipment

PACE expresses its concern with regard to the fact that, until now, no responsibility has been established concerning 10 casualties that occurred during the 2008 events in Armenia.

"The territory will be cleaned of illegal structures, extra trees and plants".

The Ministry of Health belongs to the state and has never been politically affiliated.

Dumanyan voiced hope that such defective phenomena when a bodyguard places himself above an oligarch would be regulated.

Pashinyan has asked the CC to recognize him as the deputy elected under the majoritarian ticket at precinct N 7.

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