YEREVAN. – Armenia’s National Assembly postponed the voting for the bill on the Legal Regime of the State of Emergency.

The NA’s second-hearing voting for the draft law was to take place on Tuesday, but, prior to the voting,  the ruling coalition’s Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Parliamentary Faction asked for a 20-minute recess to obtain quorum.

And following the recess, NA Speaker Samvel Nikoyan announced that the bill’s voting is postponed. 

In its first hearing, the controversial draft law passed with a vote of 67 for, 1 against, and with no abstentions.   

The opposition considers this law proposal to be unacceptable, noting that the latter curtails the parliament’s power, and a precedent is set for using the armed forces in domestic politics, which is inconsistent with the country’s Constitution.