Parliament vice-speaker says violations at local govt polls “relative”September 10, 2012 - 18:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s parliament vice-speaker commented on September 9 local government elections, disagreeing with the reports of a number of violations during polls. “Everything is relative. Compared to previous elections, current polls were much more positive; they were held in accordance with democratic standards, with no scandals reported,” Eduard Sharmazanov said. As he noted, good results shown at local government elections by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia representatives, proves the party has retained its influence on the threshold of presidential polls. Commenting on the incidents with disappearing stamps in voters’ passports, Sharmzanov advised to address the issue to Central Electoral Commission. “However, the disappearing stamps can’t become a serious hindrance on the way to high-quality elections,” Sharmazanov said. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. 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 children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan 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. |