Process of printing voting bulletins launched in ArmeniaMay 3, 2007 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 2 the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia approved the form of bulletins for parliamentarian elections. According to the Armenian Police there are 2. 301. 662 registered voters in the country and the CEC decided to issue 2.38 million bulletins for proportional electoral system. On May 3 at 00:01 local time two publishing houses in Yerevan will launch the process of printing bulletins. According to the approved schedule this process must be over by May 9. Voting bulletins will have different appearance depending on the electoral system: bulletins for proportional system will be yellow and majority system bulletins will be white. For the first time in Armenia before casting the bulletins in the transparent ballot boxes they will be placed in an envelope. However taking into account the fact that the proportional list is rather large- 22 parties and one block- bulletins will be folded in four, IA Regnum reports. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |