 CEC head: Armenian Election Code not fit for snap elections  August 13, 2011 - 13:10 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Neither the Armenian Election Code nor the Central Election Committee (CEC) is ready for extraordinary elections, according to CEC head Garegin Azaryan. “The Code contains a number of provisions which will take effect from January 1, 2012. In case of extraordinary elections, the Election Code will need to be amended,” Azaryan told a press conference in Yerevan on August 13. Armenia will hold parliamentary election in May 2012. The presidential election is scheduled for February 2013. Currently, the authorities and the Armenian National Congress opposition bloc are negotiating a number of issues, including conduction of snap election by the ANC demand.  Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering.   Partner news |  Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12.Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |
