Armenia: ballot papers to be circulated among constituencies from February 14February 13, 2008 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Central Election Committee of Armenia has rejected the application of Levon Ter-Petrosyan's staff head Alexander Arzumanyan, who urged withdrawal of Serzh Sargsyan's nomination to the post of President of Armenia. The CEC cited article 27 of the RA Constitution which entitled every citizen to express opinion and RA law On Media which bars censorship. Spokesman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) Abram Bakhchagulyan stated today that, starting from January 30 of 2008, 15 384 members of the electoral commission of Armenia have been participating in trainings on organization and realization of presidential elections. Abram Bakhchagulian told reporters that trainings are provided in 40 regions of the republic. The classes consist of two stages: review of a film and practical training on distribution of ballots, vote count and protocol composition, the CEC Spokesman said. The trainings are carried out with assistance of OSCE Yerevan Office and IFES, elections2008.am reports. For its part, ARD Dashnaktsutyun circulated a statement that reads, "We declare that we will not allow destabilization in the republic. With all responsibility we state that the only way out from the present situation is the exclusion of all the possible violations of the electoral legislation and conduction of fair, transparent and free elections." Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |