  Karabakh votes overwhelmingly for constitutional reforms February 21, 2017 - 10:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Preliminary results show that the majority of the people of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) on Monday, February 20 voted in favor of constitutional changes. The proposed constitutional amendments -- already endorsed by at least 25% of registered voters -- are likely to see Karabakh's form of governance change from semi-presidential to fully presidential. As of 3am on Tuesday, 87,55 % voted in favor and 9.7% turned down the amendments. According to deputy chairman of Referendum Central Commission Yeghishe Arzoumanyan, 79,314 citizens or 76.44 % out of 103,766 - the total number of eligible voters - participated in the poll on Monday. The final results are expected to be unveiled on Tuesday evening when all the votes are counted.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Topic 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”. |
