Parliamentarian elections in Armenia: 5 parties overpassed 5-percent barrierMay 13, 2007 - 14:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the latest information provided by the CEC of Armenia, five political forces, including Republican Party of Armenia, ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" extraparliamentary pro-governmental "Prosperous Armenia", as well as opposition parties "Orinats Yerkir" and extraparliamentary "Heritage" overpassed the 5-percent barrier in the parliamentarian elections of Armenia. United Labor Party is also close to the barrier. At 13:00 local time (12:00 Moscow time) the CEC published the following interim results of tabulation: Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) (leader Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan) - 428 120 "Prosperous Armenia" Party (leader - businessman, MP Gagik Tsarukyan)-189 580 ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" - 165 464 "Orinats Yerkir" Party (leader is ex-Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan) - 87 752 "Heritage" Party (leader is ex-Foreign Minister Raffi Hovhannisyan) - 68 601 United Labor Party (leader - MP Gourgen Arsenian) - 54 688 Other political forces are still far away from the 5-percent barrier, IA Regnum reports. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |