  ICES monitoring mission reports no gross violations at elections  May 6, 2012 - 16:25 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The head of International expert Center of Electoral Systems (ICES) monitoring mission commented on the process of parliamentary elections in Armenia. “The elections have proved well-organized so far with no gross violations noted,” Alexander Tsinker said, noting installation of video cameras at some polling stations as a positive sign. “However, we felt like in some constituencies the voters were being “helped”. Still, on the whole, the elections follow a normal course.” The observer mission of International expert Center for Electoral Systems with 20 independent experts from EU member-countries, the U.S. and Israel, has been accredited by the Central Election Commission of Armenia at the May 6 parliamentary elections.  Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora  To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia.ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event.Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. |
