Vartan Oskanian gives up parliamentary seat

Vartan Oskanian gives up parliamentary seat –

ARMENPRESS – Vartan Oskanian, a member of Parliament from the Prosperous Armenia Party of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia has introduced an application on giving up his parliamentary seat.

 The head of the Prosperous Armenia Party fraction of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Mikayel Melkumyan stated this at the course of the briefing with journalists held at the National Assembly. Melkumyan also reflected on the information spread in the mass media saying that Oskanian wants to leave the party. Among other things, the head of the Prosperous Armenia Party fraction of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Mikayel Melkumyan underscored: “As far as I know, Vartan Oskanian has not expressed a desire to leave the party. He just wants to give up the parliamentary seat, but he has not announced that he wants to leave the party.”

 Previously it was reported that the leader of the Prosperous Army Party Gagik Tzarukyan will resign at the course of the upcoming session of the party. He noted that the party will elect a new chairman at the course of the upcoming session. Also, Mikayel Melkumyan underscored: “We have discussed the issue of the party’s new leader.