  First woman hopeful joins Armenia’s presidential race December 29, 2012 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first woman hopeful has joined Armenia’s presidential race. As the Central Election Committee spokesperson Hermine Harutyunyan told PanARMENIAN.Net the head of National Press Club Narine Mkrtchyan has already submitted her documents to enter the race. Current list of presidential hopefuls includes Serzh Sargsyan, Paruyr Hayrikyan, Vardan Sedrakyan, Mher Hayrapetyan, Aram Haruyunyan and Andrias Ghuksyan. The deadline for presidential race applications is set for January 4, with election campaigns to launch January 21. Partner news  Top stories Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas. Armen Martirosyan noted that the price rise will further deteriorate the situation in the country, fostering emigration. In this connection, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left for Strasbourg to attend CoE foreign ministers meeting. Orinats Yerkir party held a political council meeting on May 15, chaired by party leader Artur Baghdasaryan.   Partner news |  Latest news Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events  Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory.Weekly digest of foreign currency deals Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.200 Azeri ceasefire violations reported May 12-18 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence. |
