Fighting corruption or collecting money?: PAP-=?UTF-8?B?4oCY?=boycotted=?UTF-8?B?4oCZ?= bill viewed as part of pre-election fight

The second largest pro-establishment faction's opting out of the vote on a major piece of legislation related to the economy has revealed several layers of differences within the Armenian establishment.

On Monday, lawmakers were called to take a vote on a government-submitted draft law "On Restricting Cash Transactions" under which all transactions worth more than 3 million drams (about $7,700) must be carried out exclusively through banks.

Members of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) faction did not participate in the vote, which made it not count for lack of quorum. The no-show by PAP caused resentment and harsh reaction from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), which accused the PAP of being unwilling to fight corruption. The next day, in response, the PAP boycotted the sitting at the chamber.  Read more... (640 words)

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