ANC unveils “No vote for criminal regime” slogan March 30, 2012 - 20:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc will run for elections with “No single vote for the criminal regime” slogan, ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian said during the rally on March 30. In his speech he briefed the demonstrators on the key provisions of ANC election program, as well as the social economic breakdown the country currently faces. “If the public starts selling votes for AMD 5000, it will become accomplice in the collapse of the own country,” ANC leader said, voicing readiness to struggle for implementation of his election program in case the bloc wins the parliamentary race. Ter-Petrossian noted that otherwise ANC will vote against all the bills, in case its remarks and proposals are ignored. After completion of Ter-Petrossian’s speech, ANC member Aram Manukyan told the demonstrators that date of the next rally will be announced later. Afterwards, rally participants traditionally marched to central streets of Yerevan. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |