RPA forced people to vote in Sisian town, paper reportsMay 8, 2012 - 11:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) had forced people to participate in parliamentary elections in Armenia’s town of Sisian, Yerkir paper reports. According to the paper, RPA made them vote for the party by proportional system and its nominee running by majority system. Yerkir got alarming reports from Sisian on May 6 saying that chiefs of local institutions gather their employees and make them vote for their “favourite” candidate and party. According to the paper, those opposing the pressure were threatened with dismissal from work. People were instructed to come to a certain place on certain time so that “nobody could escape the process of expressing their free will,” the paper reports. 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 | Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. |