Several candidates withdraw from elections to National AssemblyMarch 18, 2017 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Several candidates running for seats at the Armenian parliament have submitted withdrawal applications. Elections to the National Assembly will be held on April 2. Nine parties and blocs running for seats at the National Assembly have already launched their election campaigns. The Central Electoral Commission on Saturday, March 18 discussed the applications at a special session. Gagik Hovhannisyan and Sos Sargsyan from the Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian (ORO) bloc, Narek Avetisyan and Srbuhi Hovhannisyan from the Armenian Renaissance party, as well as Karen Manukyan, Sinot Poghosyan and Garegin Matinyan from the Communist Party withdrew their candidacies. After considering the applications, the CEC decided to recognize the candidates’ registration invalid. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |