RPA opposes to formation of headquarters to counter election forgeryApril 4, 2012 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Galust Sahakyan, deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) refused to sign a declaration on creation of inter-party election headquarters to tackle electoral violations. “A document on establishment of a single headquarters cannot be signed right away,” he said noting that the document is very vague; it specifies the rights of the office but omits its obligations. RPA representative emphasized that this document cannot be signed without a discussion within the ruling coalition; following such discussion, RPA will respond to it. Sahakyan reminded that the National Assembly of Armenia recently published a similar declaration on establishment of electoral oversight structure which could involve both the political forces and public organizations. He mentioned that the structure within the parliament will operate more efficient than the proposed inter-party headquarters. Representatives of five political forces (ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia, Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc, Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun parties) running for the forthcoming parliamentary elections participated in the discussion on establishment of a single inter-party headquarters to counter election forgery. The idea was suggested by head of Political Analysts Union Hmayak Hovhannisyan. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |