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Electoral Code approved at first reading (video)

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Short time ago new Electoral Code has been put to vote at the National Assembly. The draft was approved by a vote of 98-9, and 5 abstentions. The voting was accompanied by the complaints of lawmakers. The Armenian National Congress (HAK) faction lawmakers Nikol Pashinyan, Hrant Bagratyan, Levon Zurabyan, Aram Manukyan, Stepan Demirchyan, Gagik Jhangiryan, the NA independent lawmaker Edmon Marukyan, the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) lawmakers Vartan Oskanian, Tigran Urikhanyan voted against the draft. By the way, the HAK lawmaker Lyudmila Sargsyan voted in favor. Zaruhi Postanjyan was present, but she didn’t vote, Tevan Poghosyan, Elinar Vardanyan and Naira Zohrabyan abstained.