Over 4 000 observers from It's Your Choice NGO to watch Armenian presidential electionFebruary 4, 2008 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA) will not support any of the candidates at the February presidential elections, party chairman Aram Sargsyan said. "We are familiarized with all of nine candidates, their political biography and team. After studying the election programs we concluded that neither reflects the base principles our ideology," he said.Meanwhile, the Union of Veterans called on all political forces "to be reasonable and honest." "Our national values are flouted under the cover of ostensible patriotism," read the Union's statement. The Constitutional Court rejected the action brought by presidential hopeful Arman Melikyan, who urged to recognize legislative amendments forbidding voting abroad as illegal. According to him, the amendments infringe the rights of hundreds of people and can give ground for falsifications. Armenian media reports that 4010 observers of It's Your Choice NGO will watch the presidential election. The observers produce remarks and conclusions every ten days since the beginning of the election campaign, chairman Harutyun Hambartsumyan said. 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 | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan People demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation again blocked streets in Yerevan on May 15. Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." |