Expert: current situation favors incumbent president’s interestsJanuary 15, 2013 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The political developments in late 2012 suggest that no competitive elections may be expected in Armenia, Caucasus Institute Deputy Director said. Sergey Minasyan noted that the current situation most of all favors the interests of the incumbent president. “Serzh Sargsyan enjoys the support of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia and the coalition force,” the expert said, deeming the current leader as the strongest candidate. Dwelling on Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannissian, National Self-Determination Union party President Paruyr Hayrikyan, former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan and former foreign minister of Artsakh Republic Arman Melikyan, Mr. Minasyan described them as politicians having played a significant role in the country’s different political stages. “The polls will bear a mere technical character,” the expert said. 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 | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. |