RA NA: presidential elections in Karabakh met international standardsJuly 23, 2007 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian parliamentary observation delegation announced preliminary conclusions on the NKR presidential elections, the RA NA press office reported. The report issued before the counting of votes and announcement of official results of the elections says, in part, "The presidential elections gained wide public support. These polls once again proved that the election institute is an essential element of democratic power formation. The authorities demonstrated political will. Violations fixed during the elections were of technical nature and cannot have any impact on the final results." The Armenian parliamentarians pointed out to the progress fixed during the vote and issued some recommendations for the NKR leadership. The document says the July 19 vote was held in a quiet atmosphere. The appearance was high and was reported every three hours. 76,25% of those eligible to vote took part in the elections. "The presidential elections in NKR held on July 19, 2007 met the international standards of holding democratic elections and the national legislation," the report says. The RA NA observation mission led by vice speaker Ishkhan Zakaryan included Gagik Minasyan (RPA), Armen Rustamyan (ARFD), Gagik Gevorgyan (ARFD), Artashes Avoyan (OY) and Larisa Alaverdyan (Heritage party). 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |