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“The guarantee of the right of freedom of political opinion is one of the cornerstones of democracy. It is a necessary condition for conducting a decent political debate in the democratic society. Nevertheless, the expression of political opinion by its character is not an absolute right. The Article 77 of the RA Constitution designs that the deputy’s right of expressing his/her opinion is restricted by the impermissibility of the insult or slander. That is, that right is restricted when its use is deviated by its real goal, conducting free political debate.

Also, the Article 21.6 of the PACE Rules of Procedure contains obstacle of use of any expression violating human dignity.

Taking into consideration the NA deputy Zaruhi Postanjyan’s behavior during the PACE session and having as a basis 7 paragraph of the Article 18.1 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia “Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, I have consulted with the factions of the National Assembly and I declare that I am intended to make a change in the composition of the Armenian delegation to PACE.”