Observers hope Armenia will hold e-voting next timeFebruary 19, 2013 - 21:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has reported significant progress on its path to becoming a democratic republic, member of International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) observer mission said. Anna Churdova highly assessed the preparedness of the election commissions, hailing the opportunities created for visually impaired people. She further expressed hope that electronic format will operate for Armenia during the next elections. Another ICES member Lidia Lawson, in turn, briefed on the violations reported during Feb 18 polls, with the lack of proper lighting, ink-related problems and the absence of candidates’ authorized representatives among them. Dwelling on the counting of votes, Ms Lawson said no violations, conflicts or incidents were reported. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |