  Polls for City Council close in Yerevan  May 5, 2013 - 20:23 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Polls for Yerevan City Council have closed in the Armenian capital at 8 pm local time, with 366 982 (44,95%) people having voted as of 5 pm. 6 political parties and 1 bloc are running for City Council: Republican Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia, Armenian National Congress, Orinats Yerkir, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Mission and Barev Yerevan bloc. The elections started at 8 am local time, with 816 475 entitled to vote; 6466 local and international observers were monitoring the polls.   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 Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
