Post-election Armenia: YELQ bloc rules out RPA coalition as “absurd” April 6, 2017 - 21:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YELQ bloc leader Edmon Marukyan on Thursday, April 6 ruled out any coalition with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), describing such a proposal as “absurd,” Aravot.am reports. Statesman David Shahnazaryan had earlier said that an RPA-YELQ coalition would be in the interest of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh). “Such a move is impossible, there’s no point in discussing the question,” Marukyan said, adding that the bloc has weighed in on the issue “eight thousand times” both before and after the elections. Based on results calculated in all the 2009 polling stations, the Republican party leads with 49.12% of votes (771 247 ballots), followed by the Tsarukyan bloc with 27.32% (428 965), YELQ with 7.77% (122 049) and the ARF Dashnaktsutyun with 6.57% (103 173).   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
