The Armenian National Congress (HAK) moved on Thursday to take the pro-government majority in Armenia's parliament to court for thwarting a plenary session on an election-related bill drafted by the opposition bloc.
HAK lawmakers said their colleagues from the ruling Republican Party (HHK) violated the Armenian constitution when they boycotted the session slated for Wednesday. They said they will try to have the Constitutional Court declare the move unconstitutional.
The HHK boycott meant that the National Assembly did not make a quorum to formally debate the bill on Wednesday. The HAK and other opposition forces say it violated Article 70 of the constitution which allows the parliamentary minority to initiate extraordinary sessions without the majority's consent.
Armenian News
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