Parliamentary elections should instill trust among citizens, president saysApril 3, 2017 - 17:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is switching to a new system of governance, and it’s extremely important for the parliamentary elections to be perceived as credible among citizens and partners, president Serzh Sargsyan said on Monday, April 3. Sargsyan was meeting the CIS observation mission members who had monitored the elections on Sunday, as well as mission chief Sergey Lebedev. The president said a lot of work has been carried out to hold elections in line with international standards. Also, Sargsyan expressed confidence that the CIS mission of professional observers will submit a balanced, unbiased report which will boost the continuous improvement of electoral processes in Armenia. Lebedev said, in turn, that a great number of local observers participated in the elections, “which is an unprecedented development.” Based on results calculated in all the 2009 polling stations, the Republican party leads with 49.12% of votes (771 247 ballots), followed by the Tsarukyan bloc with 27.32% (428 965), YELQ with 7.77% (122 049) and the ARF Dashnaktsutyun with 6.57% (103 173). According to the CEC, the other five political forces didn’t overcome the election threshold and secured no seats at the National Assembly. 1 574 947 out of 2 557 706 (60.86%) eligible voters cast ballots Sunday, April 2. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |