  Raffi Hovannisian announces decision to run for president  September 20, 2012 - 13:16 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage opposition party leader Raffi Hovannisian announced decision to enter presidential race. “Armenia must finally have a president who’s devoted to his nation and people. I’ll do my best to bring Armenian people to the victory they’re entitled to,” he stressed. Hovhannisian’s presidential campaign will last through the next 100 days, with the Heritage leader to dedicate that time to becoming a persuasive civil candidate. “Regardless of the person to win the presidential race, the elected leader must have only 1 presidential term to provide Armenia’s transfer from the presidential to a parliamentary form of government,” he 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 |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
