  ARFD: amendments to Armenian Electoral Code “victory of biomass” March 25, 2011 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group Vahan Hovhannisyan has labeled the adoption of legislative changes to the Armenian Electoral Code as a “victory of biomass. ” “The package of amendments proposed by Dashnaktsutyun found no counterarguments but those who had numerical superiority managed to win,” Hovhannisyan said. On March 25, the Armenian National Assembly passed the coalition-proposed amendments to the RA Electoral Code with a 70-0 vote and 1 abstention. At the same time the parliament voted down the opposition’s bill supposing amendments to the Code.   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. |
