 Most money spent on Serzh Sargsyan media campaign February 18, 2013 - 21:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of the control and review service of the Central Election Commission of Armenia (CEC) said no violation of election campaign rules had been reported. Sevak Hovhannisyan noted that the incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan spent most money on media campaign, with AMD 43 mln 260 thous allocated for the purpose. Presidential hopeful, Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian came second, with AMD 35 mln 200 thous. spent on media campaign, followed by candidate Hrant Bagratyan with AMD 5 mln 808 thous. Meanwhile, candidates Paruyr Hayrikyan, Vardan Sedrakyan and Andrias Ghukasyan never benefited from paid airtime.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
