Monday, September 14 2020 21:44

ArmInfo.Tomorrow, from 11:10 am to 11:40 am, parliament will hold a secret ballot on the election of judges to the Constitutional Court. Chairman of the Counting Commission Vahagn Hovakimyan announced this.  In order for a  candidate to be elected, it is necessary to provide 3/5 of the  parliamentary votes. "Each MP will be given 3 ballots with the names  of candidates," Hovakimyan specified.

Meanwhile, in the parliament, which devoted the whole day to hearings  of candidates for membership in the Constitutional Court, heated  debates flared up around the candidacy of Edgar Shatiryan. Thus, an  independent MP of the Armenian parliament Arman Babajanyan criticized  the candidacy presented by the government.

From the rostrum of the parliament, the MP noted that "Shatiryan is a  spineless person who is ready to serve any government." According to  Babajanyan, such a person cannot hold the office of a judge of the  Constitutional Court. The MP connected Shatiryan with representatives  of the previous government.

In turn, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Alen Simonyan did not agree  with this opinion. The Deputy Speaker said that Shatiryan is a rare  specialist. "A lot of people who live in Armenia worked with the  previous authorities. Instead of Edgar Shatiryan, you can name the  name of any other person, for example, a teacher from some region.   Without knowing a person, his deeds and actions, one cannot denigrate  him.  Shatiryan is a rare specialist, there are very few such  specialists in our country. And I am glad that today we are  discussing exactly his candidacy for the position of judge of the  Constitutional Court, I hope that all my colleagues will vote ,  Simonyan concluded.  

To note, the National Assembly of Armenia adopted amendments to the  law "On the Constitutional Court" on June 30. In accordance with  them, the powers of all judges of the Constitutional Court are  limited to 12 years. After the adoption of the amendments, three  judges who had served for over 12 years were dismissed from their  posts. New judges will be elected instead. One candidate is proposed  by the Government, the second - by the President, and the third - by  the General Assembly of Judges. General Assembly of Judges nominated  Yervand Khundkaryan, the Government -Edgar Shatiryan, and the  President -Artur Vagharshyan.