  Poll shows 11% increase in voter interest ahead of elections – expert January 23, 2013 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Sociometer center-conducted vote showed 11% increase in the voter interest to presidential elections in Armenia in the last 1,5 months, the center’s director said. According to Aharon Adibekyan, the poll covered 1650 people; 670 refused to reply questions, citing lack of interest to politics. “In December, 60% of Armenia’s population showed interest to upcoming polls, while in January, their number grew to 71%,” the expert said.   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 |  Latest 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. |
