  CIS observer mission chief praises Armenia’s electoral committees May 6, 2012 - 12:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The polling stations opened on time for the May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia, head of CIS observation mission Vladimir Garkun said. As he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, 173 observers representing CIS mission plan to visit all polling stations. “Armenian electoral legislation is in line with the international standards and provides its citizens with the right for free will,” he said. Mentioning that the voting is proceeding smoothly, Garkun praised the preparedness of the electoral committees’ members and the voting preparations in general. According to him, the summary mission report along with observers’ comments will be published on May 7.   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 Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia  Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenYerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19.Civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan People demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation again blocked streets in Yerevan on May 15.Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. |
