 YELQ opposition bloc, EU envoy discuss Armenian, Yerevan elections April 19, 2017 - 15:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leaders of YELQ bloc Edmon Marukyan, Aram Sargsyan and Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday, April 19 met with EU ambassador to Armenia Piotr Switalski and coordinator of political affairs Andrea Khalupova. According to the final assessment of elections provided by the Central Electoral Commission, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) claims 58 mandates, including three for minority representatives (Yezidi, Assyrian and Kurdish), the Tsarukyan bloc has 31 seats overall, including one for a Russian community representative, while YELQ bloc and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutyun get nine and seven parliamentary seats, respectively. The envoy congratulated the alliance on making it to the National Assembly, as well as for its efficient and consistent work. The lawmakers, in turn, presented to Switalski their assessment of parliamentary elections held across the country on April 2, also briefing the ambassador on preparatory issues ahead of elections to Yerevan City Council. Municipal elections will be held on May 14.   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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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). |
