Polls for City Council close in YerevanMay 5, 2013 - 20:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Polls for Yerevan City Council have closed in the Armenian capital at 8 pm local time, with 366 982 (44,95%) people having voted as of 5 pm. 6 political parties and 1 bloc are running for City Council: Republican Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia, Armenian National Congress, Orinats Yerkir, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Mission and Barev Yerevan bloc. The elections started at 8 am local time, with 816 475 entitled to vote; 6466 local and international observers were monitoring the polls. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. 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. |