Armenian opposition says upcoming elections will be rigged December 22, 2011 - 13:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Convinced that upcoming Parliamentary elections in Armenia, scheduled for May 2012 will be rigged, Oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) member invited people to gather at Liberty square of Yerevan on the following day. According to Hrant Bagratyan, the authorities have no other way but stealing the elections, otherwise ANC will win at least 40-45 percent of votes. Bagratyan said the repetition of 2008 March events is highly unlikely given the different circumstances. Asked why ANC is determined to go for elections, being confident of the fraud, the statesman said ANC still discusses the point. Bagratyan’s personal opinion is ANC should participate in the elections, otherwise they will not be rigged. 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. |