Paper: RPA, Orinats Yerkir agree on electoral bribing scheduleMay 2, 2012 - 11:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Yerkir paper’s data, two coalition partners, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Orinats Yerkir have agreed on days of large-scale electoral bribe distribution. RPA is going to bribe the voters on May 4, the last day of election propaganda, and Orinats Yerkir on May 3, the paper says. RPA will offer AMD 10000-15000, while Orinats Yerkir will try to gain votes by “AMD 5000 and a cheap mobile phone”, Yerkir says. It emphasizes that RPA will offer money to voters urging them to support some candidates nominated by majority system by Prosperous Armenia party as well, namely those backed by RPA. According to Yerkir, some banks and currency exchange offices recently run short of AMD 5000 and AMD 10000 bank notes. Meanwhile, some people gladly take electoral bribes from two and more parties, Yerkis claims. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | 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. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |