  Kirsan Ilyumzhinov re-elected as FIDE President September 29, 2010 - 18:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 29, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was re-elected as FIDE President in Khanty-Mansiysk. He was challenged by former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov, who was supported by Garry Kasparov, Sovetski Sport reported. Prior to the election, Kasparov made sharp statements, saying that the voting is illegal. As a result, the sitting was interrupted for half an hour. Later Ilyumzhinov made some concessions, substituting two representatives of the committee counting the votes. It was followed by presentation of the two candidates’ pre-electoral programs and voting. According to RIA Novosti, Ilyumzhinov was re-elected by a margin of 95 to 55 votes. Three delegates abstained, while two ballots were declared invalid.   Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
