Heritage: we will return Armenia’s power to its peopleMay 3, 2012 - 22:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 3, Aznavour square in Yerevan hosted Heritage opposition party’s last rally before the parliamentary elections. “We will return Armenia’s power to its people,” the party leader Raffi Hovhannisyan said. Free Democrats representative Alexander Arzumanyan, in turn, noted, “together we will become owners of our country and will eradicate injustice.” It is noteworthy that Prosperous Armenia’s rally was also held on the same day, with a lot of people said to have brought from Armenia’s provinces to participate in it. Heritage parliamentary candidate Arman Musheghyan, stressed ensuring equal rights as the key goal for running for parliament. Zaruhi Postanjyan, Anahit Bashkhyan, ruben Hakobyana and other Heritage candidates further addressed the rally. Parliamentary elections, due in Armenia on May 6, feature 8 political parties, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), Orinats Yerkir, Heritage, Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA), Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenian party, as well as one election bloc represented by opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC). 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |