District commission acknowleged Ara Simonyan as MPJanuary 14, 2010 - 19:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 14, after a vote recount the , district election commission of 10-th electoral district of Yerevan guided by the relevant paragraphs of the Electoral Code decided to recognize the candidate of the National Unity Party Ara Simonyan as a member of the parliament. Prior to the decision, the district commission reviewed all the inquieries received. The district commission recognized as invalid the results of voting at N 10/15 and 10/19 polling stations. All the relevant materials will be sent to the RA Prosecutor General's Office, press office of RA Central Electoral Commission reported. On January 10 the candidate of National Unity Party Ara Simonyan, who collected 7,622 votes in the elections to the National Assembly at the 10th electoral district of Yerevan. Three candidates run for MP: Ara Simonyan (7,622 votes), leader of Marxist Party of Armenia David Hakobyan (299 votes), being under arrest the chief editor of an opposition newspaper "Haykakan Zhamanak " Nikol Pashinyan (5023 votes). Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 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. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. 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. |