From: Abraham Rein (ARein@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue Oct 03 2000 - 13:05:26 EDT
ARMENIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ASKED TO RULE ON PARLIAMENT
SPEAKER. Parliamentary deputy speaker Gagik Aslanian on 2
October signed the parliament's disputed 27 September
decision to accept the resignation of speaker Armenian
Khachatrian, which President Robert Kocharian submitted to
the Constitutional Court with a request to rule on its
validity, Noyan Tapan and RFE/RL's Yerevan bureau reported.
The People's Party of Armenia (HZhK), to which both
Khachatrian and Aslanian belong, argue that an absolute
majority of 66 of the 131 deputies is needed for the decision
to be binding. Only 63 deputies approved Khachatrian's
resignation. Also on 2 October, the leaders of five
parliamentary parties who claim that Khachatrian is acting
illegally by refusing the recognize the validity of the vote
to accept his resignation met with Prime Minister Andranik
Markarian to continue consultations on naming a new
parliamentary leadership. LF
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