Post-election Armenia: YELQ bloc rules out RPA coalition as “absurd”April 6, 2017 - 21:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YELQ bloc leader Edmon Marukyan on Thursday, April 6 ruled out any coalition with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), describing such a proposal as “absurd,” Aravot.am reports. Statesman David Shahnazaryan had earlier said that an RPA-YELQ coalition would be in the interest of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh). “Such a move is impossible, there’s no point in discussing the question,” Marukyan said, adding that the bloc has weighed in on the issue “eight thousand times” both before and after the elections. 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). Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |