Exit poll: Republican Party of Armenia leading with 46% of votesApril 2, 2017 - 20:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An exit poll conducted by the Gallup International revealed a widespread support for the ruling Republican Party (RPA) after Armenians cast their ballots in parliamentary elections on Sunday, April 2. According to the survey, 46% of voters cast ballots in favor of RPA, 25% voted for Tsarukyan bloc, 10% for YELQ, 5% for ARF Dashnaktsutyun, 4% for Armenian Renaissance, 3% for Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian, 3% for the Armenian National Congress - People’s Party of Armenia bloc, 2% for the Free Democrats party, and 2% for the Communist party. Polls in Armenia to elect members of parliament in the first vote after the referendum on constitutional amendments closed at 8:00 pm. 1,317,936 voters out of 2,557,706 (50.93%) cast ballots in the elections as of 5:00pm. Nine political forces, including 4 blocs and 5 parties were running for seats at the National Assembly. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |