AGITATION ON SECOND ROUND OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 26February 24, 2003 - 21:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Presidential contender, leader of the People party of Armenia Stepan Demirchian will be the first to begin the electoral agitation on the air of the Public Television Company of Armenia February 26 7:00 p.m. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, this was decided by casting of lots held at the central electoral commission of Armenia yesterday. Representative of the incumbent Armenian president Artashes Kakoyan and member of Stepan Demirchian's electoral headquarters, parliament deputy Vardan Mkrtchian drew the lots. Upon completion of the casting of lots Mkrtchian stated that the People party intended to participate in all measures connected with the elections and at present it was engaged in appealing the results of the first round and studying the gerrymanders occurred. Let us remind that according to the decision of the central electoral commission of Armenia, each of the two candidates for the president is entitled to 15-minute free and 30-minute chargeable TV and radio broadcasts for agitation from February 26 to March 3. 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. |