RPA leading in Yerevan City Council polls – election observersMay 6, 2013 - 00:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armelections.net website released the preliminary results for Yerevan City Council polls, with election observes having provided the data. Based on vote count in 464 poll stations, Mission party gained 0.7% votes; Prosperous Armenia - 16,8%; Barev Yerevan bloc - 9.2%; Armenian National Congress party - 5%; Republican Party of Armenia - 56.8%; Orinats Yerkir - 3.2%. According to Central Election Commission, 437 021 Yerevan residents (53.53%) cast ballots, with 816 475 entitled to vote. Related links: 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 | 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. |