  Armenian presidential elections set for February 19, 2008November 9, 2007 - 14:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will hold presidential elections February 19, 2008, Chairman of the Central Election Committee Garegin Azaryan said. "The elections will be held on Tuesday, which will be announced a non-working day," he said. According to the Armenian Constitution, President is elected for a 5-year term. During the previous elections held March 5, 2003, President Robert Kocharian won second term in office. He is not entitled to come forward as a candidate for the third time.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsU.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |
