Most money spent on Serzh Sargsyan media campaignFebruary 18, 2013 - 21:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of the control and review service of the Central Election Commission of Armenia (CEC) said no violation of election campaign rules had been reported. Sevak Hovhannisyan noted that the incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan spent most money on media campaign, with AMD 43 mln 260 thous allocated for the purpose. Presidential hopeful, Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian came second, with AMD 35 mln 200 thous. spent on media campaign, followed by candidate Hrant Bagratyan with AMD 5 mln 808 thous. Meanwhile, candidates Paruyr Hayrikyan, Vardan Sedrakyan and Andrias Ghukasyan never benefited from paid airtime. 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. |