  CEC publishes preliminary results of Yerevan City Council polls  May 5, 2013 - 23:58 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has published the preliminary results of Yerevan City Council elections, with votes from one polling station counted. According to the CEC, Mission party gained 6 votes (1.13%); Prosperous Armenia – 52 votes (9.81%); Barev Yerevan bloc – 56 votes (10.57%); Armenian National Congress party – 19 votes 3.58%; Republican Party of Armenia - 342 votes (64.53%); Orinats Yerkir – 27 votes (5.09%). 437 021 Yerevan residents (53.53%) cast ballots, with 816 475 entitled to vote.  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. |
