  RA CEC registers 9 presidential candidatesJanuary 18, 2008 - 18:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Central Election Committee has completed registration of nine presidential hopefuls today. National Consent party leader Aram Harutyunyan, RA NA former speaker, Orinats Yerkir party leader Artur Baghdassaryan, National Unity party leader Artashes Geghamyan, ALM Holding president, chairman of People's Party of Armenia Tigran Karapetyan, chairman of the National Democratic Union Vazgen Manukyan, RA NA vice speaker, ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau member Vahan Hovhannisian, RA Prime Minister, RPA chairman Serzh Sargsyan and Armenia's first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan will run for the post.The presidential election is scheduled for February 19, 2008. The election campaign will kick off January 21 and finish February 17.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
