Technical equipment fails to recognize President’s biometric passportApril 2, 2017 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The President of Armenia, Republican Party chair Serzh Sargsyan cast a ballot in the elections to the National Assembly. Some issues occurred before the vote: the technical equipment failed to recognize the president’s biometric passport. The problem was solved within 2 minutes. Following the vote, the President told journalists that his first thought when casting a ballot was about peace: “There’s nothing more important, and we’ll do our utmost to preserve the peace and inviolability of our borders.” Asked to assess the chances of the Repiblican Party, the President said, “Now’s not the time to assesses the chances, now’s the time to get votes.” You can follow the course of the elections live on PanARMENIAN.Net Nine political forces, including 4 blocs and 5 parties are running for seats at the National Assembly - Republican, Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun, Armenian Renaissance, Free Democrats and Communist parties, as well as Tsarukyan, YELQ, ANC-PPA and Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian blocs. 10 days before elections, the police published the number of eligible voters which currently stands at 2,564,795. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |