The Speaker of the National Assembly Has Overstepped Presidential Powers Three Times: 'Haykakan Jamanak'

“When the 21st day arrives, and the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ararat Mirzoyan, signs the constitutional amendments rejected by President Armen Sarkissian, it will be the third step towards undermining the constitutional order,” said a constitutional law expert.

“No, it’s the second. That’s not correct. President Sarkissian last proposed Vahe Grigoryan as the candidate for the Constitutional Court chairman without competition. Let’s recall the chronology: initially, he proposed Vahe Grigoryan, despite the fact that Grigoryan had said numerous negative things about Armen Sarkissian, and the previous NA did not elect Grigoryan. A. Sarkissian then proposed the candidacy of Gor Hovhannisyan, followed by Vagharshyan from the Yerevan State University, but this time the new NA also did not elect them. Then Ararat Mirzoyan posted a picture on his page, stating that he regularly discusses constructive issues with the President, including matters related to the Constitutional Court.

Furthermore, the President also proposed Vahe Grigoryan as a judge of the Constitutional Court without competition, and he was elected, reflecting that Armen Sarkissian and the NA have long been staging a coup in this country through the Constitutional Court.

Indeed. However, there is also a criminal trace in all of this. The Speaker of the National Assembly has overstepped the presidential powers three times,” the newspaper writes.

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