Fake USAID email urges support for YELQ, Free Democrats at electionsMarch 30, 2017 - 17:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A number of Armenian NGOs have received a fake USAID email, calling for support to YELQ bloc and the Free Democrats Party in the parliamentary elections. Elections to the National Assembly will be held on Sunday, April 2, with nine parties and blocs running overall. In a statement, the U.S. embassy pointed out a number of misspellings, factual errors and the overall sloppy formulation of the “document.”
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