 Police refute news of shots fired at Armenian polling station December 6, 2015 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s police have refuted news of shots fired at a polling station. As some media reports claim, one of the voters said an unknown person has opened fire from a pistol on entering a Yerevan-based polling station, causing people to leave the building in panic. The police, however, issued a statement, denying any such incident has been registered in any of the polling stations across Yerevan or Armenia’s provinces. Also, the police called on media outlets and individuals to publicize official information only. Armenia is voting on amendments to Constitution today, December 6. 1997 polling stations opened across the republic at 8 am local time, set to close at 8 pm. The total number of voters is 2 550 323. The amended version of the Constitution would increase the role of the National Assembly, government and Prime Minister and essentially curtail the president's powers. Other changes include elimination of majoritarian voting system and full transition to proportional system of forming a parliament.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
