  RPA secured 48% of votes based on 100,000 ballots counted: deputy chair April 2, 2017 - 23:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy chair of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Armen Ashotyan said on late Sunday, April 2 that RPA has secured 47,87% of votes based on results summed up at 203 polling stations with 100,560 ballots cast. Ashotyan has provided no information on other political forces. Polls in Armenia to elect members of parliament in the first vote after the referendum on constitutional amendments closed at 8:00 pm. According to preliminary data provided by the Central Electoral Commission, 1,574,947 out of 2,557,706 (60.86%) eligible voters cast ballots Sunday. Nine political forces, including 4 blocs and 5 parties were running for seats at the National Assembly.   Top stories Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan has said Armenia will, in all likelihood, ratify the Rome Statute. Vaqif Sadiqov has threatened that his country’s military will deploy sniper rifle if EU observers approach the border between the two countries. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will leave for Sochi on June 7 on a three-day working visit. The delegation headed by Armenian National Assembly President Alen Simonyan is leaving for Turkey.   Partner news |  Latest news Peaceful march starts in Yerevan to support Ruben Vardanyan  A march in support of philanthropist and former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan has started Yerevan.Azerbaijan detains former Karabakh Foreign Minister Former Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Minister Davit Babayan has been detained by Azerbaijan.UN confirms mission will travel to Karabakh this weekend U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirmed that a U.N. mission would travel to Nagorno-Karabakh this weekend.Karabakh little brothers killed by Azerbaijani army will be buried in Armenia The two little brothers, aged 8 and 10, were killed in Azerbaijan’s aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh. |
