RPA member: electoral bribe is vicious phenomenonFebruary 16, 2012 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Electoral bribe is the most complex and vicious phenomenon, a member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia said. As Hovhannes Sahakyan noted during a press conference in Yerevan on February 16, this practice exists in other countries as well, and it is very difficult to prove. For her part, member of the opposition Heritage party Larisa Alaverdyan also touched upon the topic of the electoral bribe. “Too bad there is no external pressure; they just stand there and distribute money. Every house has “the one who gives out the money”, and everybody knows that,” she said. The Armenian opposition blames the authorities for widely employing electoral bribes during the elections. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |