  Armenian opposition says upcoming elections will be rigged  December 22, 2011 - 13:50 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Convinced that upcoming Parliamentary elections in Armenia, scheduled for May 2012 will be rigged, Oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) member invited people to gather at Liberty square of Yerevan on the following day. According to Hrant Bagratyan, the authorities have no other way but stealing the elections, otherwise ANC will win at least 40-45 percent of votes. Bagratyan said the repetition of 2008 March events is highly unlikely given the different circumstances. Asked why ANC is determined to go for elections, being confident of the fraud, the statesman said ANC still discusses the point. Bagratyan’s personal opinion is ANC should participate in the elections, otherwise they will not be rigged.  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 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.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
