ARMENIAN CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION REGISTERED 5 OUT OF 6 PARTY BLOCS FOR PARTICIPATION IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONMarch 20, 2003 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The central electoral commission of Armenia has registered 5 out of the 6 party blocs, which had submitted applications for participating in the parliamentary election May 25. It registered "Justice" bloc, which comprises People party of Armenia, Republic party, National-Democratic Union, Constitutional Right Union, National Democratic Party, National-Democratic Bloc, Democratic Party, Social-Democratic Party (Hnchakian), and Social-Democratic Party of Armenia. The following pre-election blocs were also registered: "Union of Industrialists and Women" (Progressive United Communist Party + Women of Armenia), "Raffi Hovhannisian" (Legacy and Nation State parties), "Dignity, Democracy, Fatherland" (People's Democratic Party + Deserved Future), "Free Hayk Mission" (National Self-Determination Organization, Intellectual Armenia + Free Hayk Mission social and political organization). As reported by "Arka" agency, the central electoral commission has refused registration to "Free, Just Armenia" bloc, which includes Union of Communists of Armenia and Armenian Marxist Party for the reason that the Union of Communists of Armenia did not submit a properly composed and sealed statute, and the Marxist party did not reregister at the Armenian ministry of justice. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |