Armenia’s YELQ bloc expects victory in Yerevan electionsMay 14, 2017 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mayoral candidate from YELQ Nikol Pashinyan said on Sunday, May 14 that the bloc expects victory in elections to the Yerevan City Council, currently underway in the Armenian capital. After casting a ballot on Sunday, Pashinyan cited vote-buying as a serious problem, adding that many Yerevan residents become involved in it. “Without election bribes, there’s no way RPA can win,” he said. In response to a question on whether the bloc will accepts elections results, Pashinyan said YELQ will ”take them into consideration.” Two more parties run for City Council seats: the ruling Republican Party of Armenia and Yerkir Tsirani (Land of Apricot) party, whose proportional lists are headed by current mayor Taron Margaryan and lawmaker from 5th Convocation National Assembly Zaruhi Postanjyan, respectively. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |