Armenian political parties to receive AMD 40,5mln fundingSeptember 27, 2012 - 17:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian government approved a decision September 27 to allocate AMD 40,5 mln to political parties represented in the National Assembly in 2012 fourth quarter. As Finance Minister Vache Gabrielyan noted, parties having received 3% election threshold get annual state funding. 2012 draft budget envisaged allocation of AMD 69,5 mln, with AMD 29 mln already allotted. The remaining AMD 40,5 mln. will be distributed as follows: AMD 18,2 mln. to the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), AMD 12,5 mln to Prosperous Armenia, AMD 2,9 mln to the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc, AMD 2,4 mln to Heritage, AMD 2,3 mln. to ARF Dashnaktsutyun and AMD 2,3 mln to Orinats Yerkir. 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. |