  RPA, Prosperous Armenia key runners for parliament, RPA member says March 24, 2012 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representative of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Gagik Minasyan said RPA and Prosperous Armenia are the key favorites standing for the upcoming parliamentary elections. “3 or 4 parties are following RPA and Prosperous Armenia, claiming to get over the 5% threshold,” he told a press conference in Yerevan. Minasyan also highlighted the importance of holding fair elections in the country saying all prerequisites are there to do it. Among these conditions, he named stable domestic and political situation, the new Electoral Code, as well as the experience gained during previous elections. Eight political parties and one bloc, namely the opposition Armenian National Congress are participating in the race.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
