Wednesday, February 25 2015 12:45

 Armenian Parliament Speaker Galust Sahakyan does not hurry to strip Gagik Tsarukyan, Leader of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), of his parliament seat.  Talking to reporters on February 25, Galust Sahakyan said he does not want to create precedents of stripping parliamentarians of their seats. "Although, there are all the legal grounds to do it, I am waiting for more reasonable excuses from Gagik Tsarukyuan for his numerous absences. I have sent a relevant letter to Tsarukyan. I'll be waiting. I am not in a hurry. "

As PAP is departing from its radical stand and has canceled the rally of Feb 20, the issue of stripping Tsarukyan of its parliament seat appears to be not topical any more.     

Commenting on the PAP's boycott of the four-day meeting of the parliament, the speaker called it  "a pause" in the light of the current political realities. The speaker believes that PAP will continuer its activity in the opposition field. 

As for the March 1 rally of the Armenian National Congress, Galust Sahakyan said the Congress is exaggerating the importance of that rally, because "loud statements on crucial rallies have been made for already 20 years."