  Armenian parliament electing new Ombudsman March 2, 2011 - 14:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A voting to elect Armenian Ombudsman has launched at the National Assembly of Armenia. As a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported, the results will be announced upon completion of an hour-long voting. Coalition parliamentary groups support the candidacy of Karen Andreasyan; ARF Dashnaktsutyun intends to vote against. According to Armenian Constitution, the candidature of the Ombudsman should be supported by a minimum of 1/5 MPs; a minimum of 3/5 MPs is required to vote in favor of the Ombudsman-to-be-elected. The Ombudsman is elected for the term of 6 years. Former Armenian Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan resigned to take up the position of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Representative in Central Asia.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
