  Heritage leader challenges incumbent president for TV debate January 18, 2013 - 16:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader, presidential candidate Raffi Hovannissian said that political consolidation may be achieved both before and after the launch of the election campaign. The candidate noted the current leader Serzh Sargsyan as his main rival, urging him to fulfill the 15 points sent by him to ensure competitive polls. “The official must be accountable for violations of the electoral code; any threat must be ruled out,” he told a press conference, adding that he held organizational meetings in Armenia’s provinces a month ago, accompanied by law enforcement officials. “Security officials are sent to intimidate own citizens instead of withstanding external challenges,” Mr Hovannissian said, challenging the incumbent president for a TV debate.   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 Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
