  Expert: Heritage, ARFD have slim chances for victory at parliamentary election May 3, 2011 - 12:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian political expert Armen Aghayan expressed doubts over the chances of opposition Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) parties at future parliament elections. As he noted at a news conference in Yerevan, were the elections held at present, Heritage and ARFD would gain a maximum of 6-8%, which wouldn’t be enough to make it to the National Assembly. According to Aghayan, the parties in question must take serious steps to increase their ranking. At the same time, the expert expressed confidence over the chances of ruling coalition parties and Armenian National Congress for victory at parliament elections.   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. |
