AGITATION ON SECOND ROUND OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 26February 24, 2003 - 21:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Presidential contender, leader of the People party of Armenia Stepan Demirchian will be the first to begin the electoral agitation on the air of the Public Television Company of Armenia February 26 7:00 p.m. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, this was decided by casting of lots held at the central electoral commission of Armenia yesterday. Representative of the incumbent Armenian president Artashes Kakoyan and member of Stepan Demirchian's electoral headquarters, parliament deputy Vardan Mkrtchian drew the lots. Upon completion of the casting of lots Mkrtchian stated that the People party intended to participate in all measures connected with the elections and at present it was engaged in appealing the results of the first round and studying the gerrymanders occurred. Let us remind that according to the decision of the central electoral commission of Armenia, each of the two candidates for the president is entitled to 15-minute free and 30-minute chargeable TV and radio broadcasts for agitation from February 26 to March 3. 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 | 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. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |