Armenia presidential election will ‘most probably’ be held on March 2January 15, 2018 - 12:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Presidential election will most probably be held on March 2, with discussions on possible candidates set to launch this week, lawmaker from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia Vahram Baghdasaryan told reporters on Monday, January 15, Aysor.am reports. “The candidate must be a reputable person, who will be influential in the Diaspora, someone depoliticized,” Baghdasaryan said. In response to a question whether the candidate might be from the Diaspora, the lawmaker said only that the future presidential hopeful must be acceptable to the outside world. Baghdasaryan said he might have several options in mind but failed to divulge more details anyway. President Serzh Sargsyan said earlier that the National Assembly must elect the fourth president of Armenia by March 9, 2018, and the new prime minister after April 9. 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 | 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. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |