  Central Election Commission counts votes from 35 polling stations February 18, 2013 - 23:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Central Election Commission has finalized the counting of votes from 35 polling stations. As of 11pm, chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 11 154 (77, 22%) votes; Heritage party chairman Raffi Hovannisian got 2 745 (19,00%) votes; former foreign minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan received 25 (0,17%) votes; former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan - 107 (0, 674%) votes; National Self-Determination Union party head Paruyr Hayrikyan - 105 (0,73%) votes; Radio Hay director Andrias Ghukasyan 36 (0,25%) votes; literature expert Vardan Sedrakyan – 272 (1,88%) votes.   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 |  Topic Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
