YEREVAN.- At the moment supporters of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc are holding protest action near the parliament building.

Nearly 50 people gathered in Baghramyan Avenue answering a call of the ANC parliamentary group head Levon Zurabyan.

Zurabyan himself and other opposition bloc MPs are not participating, the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent reports from the site.

The demonstration will last till 3 p.m., the deadline for registration of the MPs. The special session will be declared invalid unless half of the total number of MPs are registered.

The objective of this special session is to discuss the opposition bloc Armenian National Congress’ bill that envisions amendments in the Electoral Code, the Criminal Code, and the Law on State Residency Registry.