ArmInfo.The Administrative Court of Appeal accepted the complaint of the "Bright Armenia" faction on the issue of granting a deputy mandate.
So, as the head of the "Bright Armenia" party Edmon Marukyan said on his Facebook page, he As the head of the parliamentary faction "Bright Armenia", on behalf of the faction, on June 22, addressed the Central Election Commission with a request to grant the deputy mandate to the next number in the list of the party.
"On July 8, the Commission rejected the said application, noting that the decision could be appealed to the Administrative Court. The faction appealed to the Administrative Court in accordance with the established procedure. On July 22, the court dismissed the claim, arguing that the NA faction could not be considered a subject appealing to the Administrative Court. On July 31, we appealed against this decision of the Administrative Court. On August 20, the Administrative Court of Appeal accepted the complaint we submitted, "Marukyan said, promising to provide information on the progress of the case. It should be reminded that earlier Mane Tandilyan, a lawmaker from "Bright Armenia", resigned her mandate, motivating it with the deterioration of her health.
After that, in accordance with the law, by the decision of the CEC, Tandelyan's deputy mandate after its termination, in the manner prescribed by law, passed to the candidate who received the largest number of votes on the rating system - Stepan Stepanyan. He is a member of the Yerevan Territorial Council of the Bright Armenia Party.