  ICES observer mission says elections “democratic, competitive” February 19, 2013 - 12:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) mission assesses the February 18 presidential elections in Armenia as democratic and competitive, held in accordance with Constitution and international electoral law, the head of the mission said. As Alexander Tsinker told a news conference in Yerevan, “on Feb 18, the mission visited 134 polling stations across Armenia, with 65% of them given positive assessment.” The expert further hailed candidate Raffi Hovannisian’s statement suggesting Armenian people are the only winners in the elections, as well as contender Serzh Sargsyan’s HQ agreeing with it.   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 |  Topic 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. |
