Armenia elections: YELQ bloc ready for TV debate with RPA N1March 15, 2017 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s YELQ bloc is accepting the proposal of Republican Party’s deputy chairman Armen Ashotyan on holding TV debates among candidates heading the proportional lists of parties and alliances. Parliamentary elections will be held on April 2. Nine parties and alliances running for seats at the National Assembly have already launched their election campaigns. In a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net YELQ spokesman Tigran Avinyan said the possibility, date and format of the debate are being checked, but that the alliance is ready for any format given the lack of debates on Armenia’s political arena. “Our proposal of holding a debate between Nikol Pashinyan - who comes in the third on YELQ's proportional list - and RPA’s Ashotyan was rejected, but in case they make clear moves, there is no big difference in terms of the debate participants,” Avinyan said. Earlier, Ashotyan suggested organizing television debates only among the first numbers of all the political forces running. Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan heads RPA’s proportional list. 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |