Members of the opposition Artarutiun (Justice) bloc ended their boycott of parliamentary proceedings and attended the opening session of the Armenian parliament on 8 September, RFE/RL\'s Yerevan bureau and Yerkir reported. Artarutyun, which is led by Stepan Demirchian, and Artashes Geghamian\'s National Unity Party refused to attend the opening sessions of the new legislature in June to protest the contested May 2003 parliamentary election. Artarutyun deputy Victor Dallakian on 8 September presented the opposition bloc\'s legislative agenda, which includes measures to protect low-income families against utility-rates increases and providing their schoolchildren with free textbooks. With only 25 of the 131 parliamentary seats held by the opposition, the pro-government majority declined to include either initiative on parliament\'s legislative agenda. (RFE/RL)