 Presidential candidate: Hayrikyan facing hard times February 11, 2013 - 16:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian presidential hopeful Paruyr Hayrikyan is currently in a difficult physical, psychological and political situation following Jan 31 assassination attempt, candidate Andrias Ghukasyan said. Hayrikyan addressed the Constitutional Court on Sunday, February 10 with an appeal to postpone the elections for two weeks. However, he recalled his application on Feb 11. He also addressed an open letter to the opposition candidates Raffi Hovannisian and Hrant Bagratyan, calling on them to join forces ahead of the polls. “The current tensions may somehow affect the political processes. My standpoint remains unchanged. Elections in the country are fake. A common candidate won’t be able to change the political situation,” candidate Ghukasyan said. Partner news  Top stories Prior to the vote, RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan announced the party’s decision to vote against the bill. Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status. At the meeting, the parties focused on the prospects of bilateral relations, and cooperation in the framework of international organizations. Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.German scientists ready to include Armenian petroglyphs in UNESCO list The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts. |
