Parliamentarian elections in Armenia: 5 parties overpassed 5-percent barrierMay 13, 2007 - 14:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the latest information provided by the CEC of Armenia, five political forces, including Republican Party of Armenia, ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" extraparliamentary pro-governmental "Prosperous Armenia", as well as opposition parties "Orinats Yerkir" and extraparliamentary "Heritage" overpassed the 5-percent barrier in the parliamentarian elections of Armenia. United Labor Party is also close to the barrier. At 13:00 local time (12:00 Moscow time) the CEC published the following interim results of tabulation: Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) (leader Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan) - 428 120 "Prosperous Armenia" Party (leader - businessman, MP Gagik Tsarukyan)-189 580 ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" - 165 464 "Orinats Yerkir" Party (leader is ex-Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan) - 87 752 "Heritage" Party (leader is ex-Foreign Minister Raffi Hovhannisyan) - 68 601 United Labor Party (leader - MP Gourgen Arsenian) - 54 688 Other political forces are still far away from the 5-percent barrier, IA Regnum reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |