Experts hope for fair presidential polls in ArmeniaDecember 21, 2012 - 19:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first group of the International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) will arrive in Armenia in January, with 35 ICES observers to monitor the presidential polls in February, center head said. The second group will arrive in Armenia in January, with the short-term observer mission to be deployed on February 15. Alexander Tsinker pledged to carry out an impartial observer mission, without presenting his personal viewpoint. The experts further called on all those involved in the electoral processes to avoid statements that might cast doubt on the election results, voicing hope for the polls to be in line with the international standards. 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. |