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Opposition Talks: Edmon Marukyan of Bright Armenia Party
๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก Bright Armenia's Edmon Marukyan
Following the trilateral Karabakh ceasefire of Nov 9, all major political forces in Armenia (except for the ruling party) condemned Nikol Pashinyanโs agreement to the deal. While the dissatisfaction with the agreement is widespread, the opposition is not entirely unified on what to do next.
Weโllย talk with the leader of one of the 2 parliamentary opposition factions, Bright Armenia about his, and his partyโs vision and subsequent actions to be taken by Armenia.
What is Bright Armeniaโs vision for post November, Armenia? Listen to this podcast to find out.
Today's guest is:
Edmon Marukyan, who is an Armenian lawyer and Member of National Assembly. Edmon holds two Masterโs Degrees, one in Jurisprudence from the Public Administration Academy of Armenia and the second one in Law (LL.M.) with concentration in International Human Rights Law from the University of Minnesota Law School. In December 2015, Marukyan established the Bright Armenia Political Party and in October 2016, Bright Armenia participated in local-self- government elections of Vanadzor and came in second after the ruling party. In December 2016, in cooperation with โCivic Contractโ and โRepublicโ parties, โBright Armeniaโ formed a political coalition named โWay Outโ (or Yelq), electing Edmon Marukyan to lead the proportional list of the Coalition in parliamentary elections of April 2, 2017. The โWay Outโ Coalition came in third out of four political powers forming the new Parliament. In the snap elections of December 2018, after the dissolution of parliament following the Velvet Revolution, in which 11 political powers took part, Bright Armenia Party, led by Marukyan came in third, taking 18 seats out of 132. Currently Edmon Marukyan leads the Bright Armenia Faction in the National Assembly of Armenia.
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