Paper says RPA proportional list lacks female candidatesMarch 16, 2012 - 09:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The proportional list of the Republican Party of Armenia is “lacking women”, Zhoghovurd paper’s sources say. According to the Electoral Code, a female candidate should be nominated in each sixth position of a proportional list. So, now RPA is seeking relevant female candidates to run for the parliamentary seats, the source says. Party spokesman, vice-speaker of the National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov refuted these rumors to a paper’s reporter saying women account for over half of their party members. “All of them are good, supporting RPA’s ideology,” Sharmazanov said adding they do not face such a problem. Why, in this case, RPA is actively involving singer Shushan Petrosyan, DJ Vakcina and other women, the paper wonders. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |