Parliament approves new Electoral Code in third readingMay 25, 2016 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - With a vote of 102:17 and 3 abstentions, the National Assembly in the third reading on Wednesday, May 25 approved the new Electoral Code of Armenia. The Draft Electoral Code was adopted at a cabinet sitting on March 3. Minister-Chief of Armenian Government Staff Davit Harutyunyan presented the draft and announced that the final version of the document will be prepared following active political debates, to be conducted until June 1. An opposition MP, Levon Zurabyan said they seek to ensure a major consensus in the issue. Harutyunyan said, in turn, that if mutually acceptable mechanisms are developed after June 1, an extraordinary session will be convened to discuss proposals for Electoral Code amendments. 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 | 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. Henrikh 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. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |