No fair parliamentary election in Armenia to be expected - expertDecember 14, 2011 - 15:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Oncoming parliamentary election in Armenia will be as rigged as ever, according to a governance expert. As Harutyun Mesrobyan told a news conference in Yerevan, “in our country, the form and substance were never matched, with actual electoral procedures to have nothing in common with the government’s pledge to organize fair elections.” “To repair the situation, Armenia must follow Britain’s suit in creation of alternative centers, with every party having its own shadow cabinets. That would greatly promote formation of the government of professionals,” the expert said, quoting Sardarapat opposition movement’s initiating an alternative parliament as an example. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |