  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 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 |  Topic Latest news 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.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
