RA Ombudsman to follow political and electoral processes more closelyMay 24, 2011 - 18:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan is going to follow political and electoral processes in the country more closely. The rights and powers of the Ombudsman institute are defined more certainly in the amended Electoral Code adopted on May 24 by the Armenian parliament, Andreasyan told a discussion organized by the Civilitas Foundation. According to him, earlier Armenia’s president could refrain from including any candidate nominated by the Armenian Ombudsman in the Central Electoral Committee (CEC). But now all the candidates suggested by the Ombudsman will be included in CEC. The next parliamentary and presidential elections will be held in Armenia in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. 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. 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. |