Parliament passed the early retirement plan for Constitutional Court judges with 75 votes in favor (including seven votes from deputies on official visits) and 34 against.
Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia voted against the bill.
The government-proposed bill “On Making Amendments to the Constitutional Law on the Constitutional Court” and adjacent laws envisage a pension in the amount of the salary until the end of tenure for Constitutional Court judges, including Chair Hrayr Tovmasyan, in case of their retirement by January 31, 2020.
