Armenian opposition urges CC to declare presidential election invalidFebruary 26, 2008 - 16:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Ter-Petrosyan's election staff spokesman Arman Musinyan announced that they addressed to the Constitutional Court with a demand to annul the outcomes of the presidential election. Ter-Petrosyan's supporters assure there is good cause to declare the results of the election invalid. "The number of Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporters increases while the authorities resort to violence. Garnik Margaryan, leader of Fatherland and Honor party and Khachik Simonyan, former mayor of Goris and head of Ter-Petrosyan's election staff in Yeghvard were arrested this morning. Law enforcers demand to close our election headquarters. However, all these deeds do not affect the spirit of those who gathered at Liberty Square," he said, adding that the mayor's office refused to provide ambulances for the people who went on hunger strike. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner 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. |