Parliamentary elections: Nomination of parties, alliances beginsFebruary 6, 2017 - 11:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The process of nomination of parties and alliances in parliamentary elections slated for April 2 is starting on Monday, February 6. According to the schedule approved by the Central Election Commission, political forces can submit the required documents by February 16. The registration of parties and alliances will be held on February 16-26, while election campaigns will start on March 5 and run through the end of the month. The elections will be held in Armenia on April 2, 2017, the firsts after the constitutional referendum in 2015 that approved reforms to turn the country into a parliamentary republic. President Serzh Sargsyan has said he doesn't mind pushing the date back several days, as April 2 marks the first anniversary of the major offensive unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno Karabakh. 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 | 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. |