  ArmVote 2017: Four parties and blocs make it to parliament April 3, 2017 - 11:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Four political forces are making it to the Armenian National Assembly, according to results calculated in 2005 polling stations. The Republican party has secured 768,945 votes or 49.15% of all the ballots, Tsarukyan bloc has 428,120 votes or 27.37%, YELQ - 121,652 or 7.78%, ARF Dashnaktsutyun - 102,938 votes or 6.58%, Armenian Renaissance party - 58,139 votes or 3.72%, Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian bloc - 32,423 votes or 2.07%, the Free Democrats - 14,690 votes or 0.94%, and the Communist party - 11,707 votes or 0.75%. According to preliminary data provided by the Central Electoral Commission, 1,574,947 out of 2,557,706 (60.86%) eligible voters cast ballots Sunday, April 2. Nine political forces, including 4 blocs and 5 parties were running for seats at the National Assembly.   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 Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.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.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
