RA Republican party still holds commanding lead in Council of Elders ElectionsJune 1, 2009 - 07:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to RA CEC data, as of 06:00 a.m. RA Republican Party, having gained 190 171 votes, still holds commanding lead.Prosperous Armenia has gained 91 141 votes, ANC -- 69 871 votes, ARF Dashnaktsutyun - 18 648 votes, National Party - 8 569 votes and RA Labor Socialist Party - 1 951 votes. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |