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GRIGOR AMALYAN WILL LIKELY RETURN

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March 19 was the deadline of the office for three members of National Commission for Television and Radio (NCTR); Chairman Grigor Amalyan, deputy president Shamiram Aghabekyan, and member Karine Khodikyan.

Under the RA acting Constitution, the NCTR chairman and deputy chairman must be appointed by the RA NA and RA president. No one will take place of Karine Khodikyan as NCTR will henceforth have 8 members instead of 9.

To note, Shamiram Aghabekyan runs for the parliamentary elections on the proportional list of “Prosperous Armenia”.

Currently one can find the names of the following NCTR members on the website of the commission; Artak Zakaryan, Aharon Mkrtchyan, Vahagn Avagyan, Ara Tadevosyan, Simavon Andreasyan and Zhirayr Dadasyan. Though Grigor Amalyan's name is left out, his chances to resume the post are great. It is noteworthy that RA President Robert Kocharyan can appoint two NCTR members. This won't be a breach of the RA acting Constitution under which four members of the commission must be appointed by the NA and the other four - by the RA President.

The point is that Robert Kocharyan hasn't ratified the amendments to the laws on “Television and Radio” and “Statute of NCTR”. The draft laws were sent to the president two days ago and he is to ratify them within 21 days. This means, that even if Robert Kocharyan ratifies the amendments, the laws won't be put in force in close future.

Thus, Robert Kocharyan, can be guided by the acting law on “Television and Radio”, under which, “In case there is a vacancy in the NCTR, the NCTR chairman informs the RA President about it in written notification. The latter announces tender for the vacancy via mass media within a week's time”. The candidates must be nominated within ten days. Under the same law, the RA President appoints one of the tender winners the NCTR member.

Hranush Hakobyan, chairwoman of the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture and Youth Issues, says that Robert Kocharyan can announce a tender for the NCTR two vacancies and appoint two new members of the commission within ten days.

Grigor Amalyan will likely take up the post again, as a winner of fair and free tender. And it is not excluded that the current RA NA will not have its member in the NCTR.