  Prosperous Armenia launches parliament race in Abovyan April 8, 2012 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prosperous Armenia coalition party launched its parliamentary race in Abovyan, the native city of party leader Gagik Tsarukyan. As Tsarukyan said at the meeting with local residents, the party's electoral plan will focus on resolving social issues in the country, creating jobs, reducing emigration flow. “A work well done, rather than friends in high places, is the main value for the party,” Tsarukyan stressed, calling those gathered for support at oncoming elections. Parliamentary elections are due in Armenia on May 6 featuring 8 political parties, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), Orinats Yerkir, Heritage, Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA), Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenian party, as well as one election bloc represented by opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC). Prosperous Armenia candidate list is topped by party leader, entrepreneur Gagik Tsarukyan, ex-Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and the Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanyan.   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 |  Topic Latest 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. |
