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No grounds for revoking license of Electric Networks of Armenia, says former CEO
David Ghazinyan, who previously served as CEO of Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) power distribution company, asserted that there are no valid reasons to ... ... the authorities would likely reduce the electricity tariff before the parliamentary elections in Armenia scheduled for June 2026. The Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC... ... does not contradict the Stockholm Arbitration Court ruling and is aimed at identifying violations in the company's operations.-0-
11/03/2025Pashinyian congratulates Kobakhidze on ruling party's victory in Georgian parliamentary elections
... your leadership in Georgia and thanks to our joint efforts, the cooperation between Armenia and Georgia will steadily develop and expand,’ Pashinyan said in his congratulatory... ... Election Commission, the ruling Georgian Dream party won the 26 October parliamentary elections with 54.08% of voters' support. The next four parties that passed the 5 per... ... election took place in a “climate of hatred and intimidation” with multiple election violations and cases of violence, undermining the outcome of the vote that could decide...
10/28/2024PACE adopts resolution on Armenia
... set by the Council of Local and Territorial Authorities. The resolution states that the 2023 elections were the third consecutive elections after the national elections of 2018 and 2021, which were assessed by the international community as free of violations, unlike the elections of the previous period. Therefore, the Assembly believes that the authorities of Armenia have primarily achieved the goal of holding truly democratic elections that enjoy the trust of the Armenian people. However, the Assembly regrets that improvements in the electoral sector have not led to better cooperation and mutual respect between ...
06/27/2024No starvation in Artsakh, but children undernourished- state minister
... in Yerevan was able to help Vardanyan said Armenia is facing its own challenges with Azerbaijan. The Armenian government and Armenian society have limited resources. At the same time, Vardanyan stressed that ‘despite all the difficulties and all the ... ... yourself: What kinds of rights do ordinary Azerbaijani people have? They don’t have any rights. There is no opposition, no real elections, no real democracy. It’s one family controlling the country. So we say, "How do you want us to live as citizens of a country where violations of human rights against their own people are so routine, let alone national minorities?" ‘The leaders of Azerbaijan ...
01/12/2023Armenian Constitutional Court upholds Pashinyan's party's victory in June 20 elections
... The Hayastan and Pativ Unem came in second and third respectively with 21.9 and 5.2 percent of the vote. Despite failing to overcome the 7-percent threshold set for alliances, Pativ Unem, as the third finisher, was allowed to enter parliament under Armenia’s current legislation. Pashinyan's party won 53.91 per cent of the vote. The opposition claimed that a long string of violations and irregularities during the elections seriously affected the outcome of the vote. However, international observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) had said the elections were competitive and generally well-managed..-0-
07/18/2021Armenian CEC distributes National Assembly seats
... and the Hayastan alliances demanded earlier to invalidate the results of the early parliamentary elections, citing numerous violations during the pre-election period and during the elections. According to the official results announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC), Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won almost 53.91 percent of the vote and will retain a two-thirds majority in the Armenian parliament. Ex-president Robert Kocharyan’s Armenia bloc came in a distant second with 21.09 percent, followed by the ...
06/28/2021Ex-president Kocharyan warns that the authorities' actions could lead to new early parliamentary elections
... warned today that the authorities' actions could lead to new early parliamentary elections as he spoke to a news conference. Kocharyan said the outcome was unexpected to them as public opinion surveys showed a different picture. He claimed that the elections were marred with massive violations, use of administrative resources. He said the bloc will ask Armenia’s Constitutional Court to overturn the official results of the elections. It claimed that the results are “extremely dubious.” “We have serious grounds to consider these elections illegitimate,” he said. According to Kocharyan, the mandate ...
06/22/2021Armenia bloc to challenge election results at Constitutional Court
... illegitimate and declare that with such results the National Assembly does not reflect the real balance of forces," the statement said. The bloc said that their observations and information received by their election headquarters indicate that violations began much earlier than the election day. It said a preliminary review of the signals of its proxies from many precincts on the very day of elections indicates that there was a systematic and pre-planned falsification of election results. Armenia bloc will have 27 mandates in the new National Assembly against the 71 mandates secured by Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party (which garnered 53.92% of the popular vote). I Have the Honor bloc, led by Artur Vanetsyan,...
06/21/2021Azerbaijan says still committed to reinstatement of relations with Armenia
... according to TASS. The Azerbaijani minister expressed disagreement with the opinion that the political crisis in Armenia was the result of its recent defeat in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. "The crisis in that country was caused by decades of violations of international law and forceful violation of internationally recognized borders of states," Bayramov said. 'The elections in Armenia have just taken place, we must wait for the formation of the government in order to understand how these processes can affect, among other things, the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, ' Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. "The ...
06/21/2021CIS election observers praise Armenian government for well-organized snap polls
... well-organized conduct of the polls. Sharing their assessment at a press conference, Ilkhom Nematov, the head of the CIS observation mission, said they visited about 700 polling stations in Yerevan and regions on election day. According to him, the elections began without fuss and nervousness, in line with Armenia’s election law. "The voting was held in accordance with the requirements of the Electoral Code. CIS observers did not record any major violations that could affect the election results. The mission believes that election commissions at all levels, with the assistance of the authorities, ensured that the elections were held at a high organized level," said Nematov. In his words,...
06/21/2021Defense ministry denied allegations that servicemen are told by their superiors to vote for certain political party
... videos only show military personnel near the polling stations,” the ministry said. The Ministry of Defense also noted that no violations related to the voting of military personnel were recorded by the election commissions until now. The ministry also ... ... military personnel. It also urged all to refrain from baseless, unsubstantiated statements about the voting of military personnel. Armenia is holding early elections to the National Assembly today with 21 political parties and 4 electoral blocs competing for the seats in the National ...
06/20/2021Serzh Sargsyan: most important problem is to unite the split society
... today my attitude has not changed. I voted for a secure, sovereign, economically developed Armenia and Artsakh, for a powerful Armenian army, for the inviolability of our borders and for the reconciliation of our society," said Sargsyan. Asked about ... ... political forces, running in the polls, the ex-president noted that it will be possible to talk about it based on the results of the elections. As for violations, according to him, the entire law enforcement system, especially in the last days of campaigning, was engaged in the ...
06/20/2021Kocharyan votes for 'decent peace and economic recovery'
... results of the elections are announced suggesting not to run ahead and follow instead the development of the process. Asked whether he would appoint a former prime minister Karen Karapetyan as a deputy prime minister in case of the bloc's victory in the elections, Kocharyan noted that it is obvious that Karapetyan is an ally of the Armenia bloc, but future cooperation was not discussed with him. The ex-president also touched upon some violations that were recorded in the last two days, in particular, anti-agitation leaflets against the Armenia bloc distributed throughout the city the day before. "First of all, this is a gross violation of the law; there are thousands of cameras ...
06/20/2021Armenia's human rights defender dispatches staff members to regions to monitor snap elections to parliament
... voters. YEREVAN, June 20. /ARKA/. The employees of the Office of Armenia's human rights defender have been watching the early elections to Armenia's National Assembly since early Sunday morning after more than 2000 poling stations opened across the country for nearly 2.6 million eligible voters. The Office has also launched hot lines for reporting electoral violations. It has also set up a working group to monitor the voting process both from its capital-based division and in four ...
06/20/2021Armenians heading to polling stations for snap parliamentary elections
... These are the second snap parliamentary elections in the history of the Republic of Armenia - the first time they were held in December 2018 - about six months after the... ... the Central Election Commission (CEC) is to publish the first information about the elections, and from 12:00 to 21:00, it will be announcing information about the voter... ... the human rights defender's office will be periodically providing information about violations, complaints and mass media reports. The polls are being watched by several...
06/20/2021Armenian NSS to take strict measures to prevent possible violations during June 20 early elections
Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) said today it will take strict measures to prevent and identify possible violations during the June 20 snap parliamentary elections and will fight against violations of constitutional rights and civil liberties of citizens, describing the upcoming polls as an event of national significance. YEREVAN, June 7. /ARKA/. Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) said today it ...
06/07/2021Armenia's prosecutor general promises tough response to election law violations
Armenia's Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan warned today political parties and alliances against violating the country's election ... ... country's election law during the campaigning for snap polls, saying the response will be very tough. The early parliamentary elections in Armenia are scheduled for June 20. Speaking in parliament on Friday, the Prosecutor General called on all participants ...
05/07/2021Armenia criminalizes election offenses
... pre-election period or obstruction of the free expression of the will of voters. Under the current rules, the above-mentioned violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment for a period of 6 months to a year. According to the approved amendments, ... ... removed that criminalized publication of false information about parliament factions, alliances or candidates participating in the elections. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigned on Sunday, but will stay in office in a caretaker capacity until the June 20 ...
04/28/2021Armenian parliament set to criminalize obstruction of election campaigning, coercion to vote and election bribery
... stations can be invalidated. “This means that if the process is obstructed during the elections and the results are invalidated, the guilty person (s) will be punished more... ... against such offenses more productive. Under the current rules, the above-mentioned violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment for a period of 6 months to a year... ... offenses are to be raised to 1 to 3 years. Ani Samsonyan, a deputy from the Bright Armenia opposition party, noted that criminalization of these offenses may lead to problems...
04/28/2021Deputy parliament speaker sure that ruling majority will win snap polls
... coming elections are quite high. 'All previous administrations held elections with violations and could not be re-elected without them, and now their wings are cut off... ... will give their assessment,” Simonyan said. Regarding the public demand for snap elections, Simonyan noted that it is s difficult to measure, but, in his opinion, the... ... forces will be to present proposals to the public. According to the Constitution of Armenia, early elections to the National Assembly are held not earlier than thirty and...
03/19/2021The status of Artsakh should be determined through political negotiations- Russian foreign ministry
... Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on the presidential and parliamentary elections in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) when speaking at a briefing on Thursday. ... ... clashes after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s as the predominantly Armenian-populated enclave of Azerbaijan sought to secede from Azerbaijan and declared... ... cessation of the hostilities. It has been generally maintained, despite the recurrent violations by the Azerbaijani side. -0-
04/10/2020European Union says it does not recognize presidential and parliamentary elections in Nagorno-Karabakh
... in a statement today that it does not recognize the presidential and parliamentary elections, being held today in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. YEREVAN, March 31, /ARKA/... ... clashes after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s as the predominantly Armenian-populated enclave of Azerbaijan sought to secede from Azerbaijan and declared... ... cessation of the hostilities. It has been generally maintained, despite the recurrent violations by the Azerbaijani side. -0-
03/31/2020Armenian foreign ministry condemns Turkey’s hostile statement on elections in Artsakh
Armenia’s foreign ministry responded today to the statement of Turkey’s foreign ministry on the elections being held in Artsakh. The Turkish foreign ministry said in its statement that the elections will undermine the peace ... ... guardian of human rights and its appeals to the international community are more than bankrupted in the light of its constant violations of the rights of peoples and territorial integrity of its neighbors and its aggressive policy which breaches the norms ...
03/31/2020Armenian foreign ministry answering question regarding parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan
Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan answered Thursday the question regarding the parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan issued a statement on the parliamentary elections,... ... international observation mission and the heads of the observation mission, the elections were marred by systematic and gross violations. "Once again Azerbaijan tries to instrumentalize the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as a cover up of its failure in ...
02/13/2020Armenian expert says falsified polls in Azerbaijan play into Armenia's hands
... OSCE and the Council of Europe gave the election poor marks. “Significant procedural violations during counting and tabulation raised concerns whether the results were established... ... honestly,” Artur Gerasymov, the leader of the OSCE’s short-term mission for the elections, told a Baku press conference. Opposition candidates “were allowed to run... ... “deeply undermine” Azerbaijan’s position internationally, and give an opportunity to Armenia to strengthen its international position. -0-
02/10/2020Pashinyan: there will be no more genocidal threat to Armenians, specifically in Nagorno-Karabakh.
... most difficult and protracted ones in the world. It starts with Soviet Union when an Armenian region with more than 90 percent of Armenian population was assigned by an... ... perceptions and do not use conflict to cling on power, to limit human rights or justify their violations. Our moral commitments to human rights, democracy and nonviolence, which... ... Nagorno-Karabakh who most recently elected their local authorities in free and fair elections. Peace cannot come as conspiracy between clans or exclusive elites. We need...
09/26/2019Extraordinary elections held in accordance with constitution and electoral code, CIS observer mission says
... mission, Viktor Guminsky said today. YEREVAN, December 10 /ARKA/. The extraordinary elections to the National Assembly of Armenia were held in accordance with its Constitution and the Electoral Code, the head of the CIS observer mission, Viktor Guminsky said today. "The elections were held on a multiparty basis, were transparent and open. The central election commissions at all levels provided the conditions for free expression of will," said Guminsky. According to him, the observers recorded certain violations. "There were cases of violation of the campaigning procedure. Observers recorded damage to posters, placing posters ...
12/10/2018President discusses with acting prime minister political processes and further developments in Armenia
... interests of our statehood and those plans for which we all have to work in a bid to hold impeccable, legitimate, democratic elections without any violations,” he said. “And this process is also a bit of a challenge, Mr. Prime Minister, if we are to eventually avoid incidents.... ... legitimacy, dialogue and tolerance.” Touching upon the ongoing discussions and concerns about the political developments in Armenia, the Acting Prime Minister Pashinyan said that during meetings held with international partners he emphasized that democracy ...
10/18/2018Police and Investigative Committee report about voting irregularities in Yerevan Council of Elders election
... Fifty-four incidents of violations were reported to Armenian Police during the election of the Council of Elders of Yerevan as of 6:00 pm. The reported incidents were about giving and receiving bribes, violation of restrictions on charity in the course of elections and obstruction of the free expression of the will of voters. Another 7 cases of violations were reported to the Investigative Committee of Armenia, five of which were about violation of the secrecy of the vote, and 2 about repeated vote attempts. The Prosecutor General's Office said as of 13:00, 123 violations were recorded, including 26 violations about restrictions on freedom of election,...
09/23/2018ECHR rules that Armenia pay 21,500 euros to Mushegh Saghatelyan
... Rights (ECHR). YEREVAN, September 20. /ARKA/. An Armenian citizen, Mushegh Saghatelyan, won a lawsuit against the government of Armenia at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The lawsuit had been filed by Mushegh Saghatelyan regarding his arrest in the course of large-scale protests following the 2008 presidential elections, his trial and the police's treatment of him. The unanimous judgment of the European Court of Human Rights says there had been two violations of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, namely the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment and ...
09/20/2018CEC rejects opposition bloc’s application to annul parliamentary elections results
Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) rejected on Sunday an application of the oppositional bloc Congress-PPA, led by Armenia’s first post-Soviet president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, demanding that the results of the April 2 parliamentary elections be annulled because of numerous recorded violations. YEREVAN, April 10. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) rejected on Sunday an application of the oppositional bloc Congress-PPA, led by Armenia’s first post-Soviet president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, demanding that the results of the April 2 parliamentary elections ...
04/10/2017Law-enforcement bodies reveal the number of election breaches
... parliamentary elections, of which 32 were sent for investigation and another 121 were being verified. YEREVAN, April 2. /ARKA. Armenian police said today it had received 176 reports as of 8 pm of alleged electoral abuses during today’s parliamentary elections, of which 32 were sent for investigation and another 121 were being verified. The Investigation Committee of Armenia said it had received 98 reports as of 9 pm containing signs of violations of the electoral law. At the same time, a working group of the Prosecutor General's Office examined 1,594 reports of electoral violations as of 9 pm, of which 254 carried obvious signs of crime. Out of 254 reports, 87 were about voting instead ...
04/02/2017Civic Observer reports more than 1,700 election breaches
The Civic Observer initiative, operating as part of Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center, reported more than 1,700 violations during the elections to the National Assembly of Armenia, 1,032 of which were recorded during the voting. YEREVAN, April 2. /ARKA/. The Civic Observer initiative, operating as part of Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center, reported more than 1,700 violations during the elections to ...
04/02/2017Armenian law –enforcement agencies respond promptly to all reports on election breaches – deputy speaker
Armenian law- enforcement agencies react promptly to all incoming reports on violations during the voting in the parliamentary elections, deputy parliament speaker Eduard Sharmazanov from the governing Republican Party of Armenia, told a news briefing today. YEREVAN, April 2. /ARKA/. Armenian law- enforcement agencies react promptly to all incoming reports on violations ...
04/02/2017Nikol Pashinyan votes for ‘taking Armenia out of depths of despair’
... the opposition bloc "Yelk" (Way Out) Nikol Pashinyan said at a polling station today that he voted "for taking Armenia out of the depths of despair." ‘Yelk’ is contesting the parliamentary elections together with five parties and three electoral blocs. Speaking to reporters, Pashinyan said ‘Yelk" bloc has good chances to win many seats. Pashinyan said he was informed about a number of violations at various polling stations. "Our proxies spotted a camera installed above the voting booth at the polling station ...
04/02/2017OSCE/ODIHR mission member says elections proceed without major violations
Elvira Drobinski (Germany), a member of the delegation of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), watching the parliamentary elections in Armenia, said today that no significant violations were reported so far. YEREVAN, April 2. /ARKA/. Elvira Drobinski (Germany), a member of the delegation of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), watching the parliamentary elections in Armenia, said today ...
04/02/2017President Sargsyan says Armenia committed to deepen and further consolidate cooperation with EU
Addressing the European People’s Party Eastern Partnership Leaders’ Summit in Riga today Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan said Armenia’s European agenda remains a foreign ... ... democratic societies and institutes, fight against corruption, conduct of free and fair elections, independence of judiciary, and establishment of a market economy based on... ... process. The anti-Armenian campaign in Azerbaijan is coupled with egregious human rights violations, and it has been a while that the opponents to the regime are labeled as...
05/21/2015Voter turnout in Yerevan city council elections by 2 pm is 34 percent
... Elders (city assembly) that will in turn elect a mayor. According to official data, Yerevan has 816,475 eligible voters The elections are contested by six registered parties and one bloc - the parties are Arakelutyun (Mission), Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia), the Armenian National Congress, Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law), the Republican Party of Armenia and the Armenian ... ... for party blocs is 8%. In a related news the Office of the Ombudsman said it has received calls from voters reporting about violations. “Currently we are counting their numbers, however, their number is insignificant,’ the Office said in ...
05/05/2013Voter turnout by 11 am was 15 percent
... Elders (city assembly) that will in turn elect a mayor. According to official data, Yerevan has 816,475 eligible voters. The elections are contested by six registered parties and one bloc - the parties are Arakelutyun (Mission), Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia), the Armenian National Congress, Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law), the Republican Party of Armenia and the Armenian ... ... for party blocs is 8%. In a related news the Office of the Ombudsman said it has received calls from voters reporting about violations. “Currently we are counting their numbers, however, their number is insignificant,’ the Office said in ...
05/05/2013Vartan Oskanian from Prosperous Armenia concerned about violations at Yerevan council of elders election
Vartan Oskanian, who is Yerevan mayor candidate from Prosperous Armenia party, said he is concerned about the signals on violations during today’s Council of Elders election. YEREVAN, May 5. /ARKA/. Vartan Oskanian, who is Yerevan mayor candidate from Prosperous Armenia party, said he is concerned about the signals on violations during today’s Council of Elders ...
05/05/2013Armen Rustamyan of ARF Dashnaktsutyun voted for changes in Armenian capital
... Armen Arustamyan, has polled at 3/23 polling station to support the changes in the capital and republic as a whole, Novosti-Armenia reporter informed. YEREVAN, May 5./ARKA/. Mayor candidate from oppositional ARF Dashnaktsutyun Armen Arustamyan, has ... ... spread all over the country,” Rustamyan said after casting his ballot. He also noted he will be monitoring the signals on violations during today’s Council of Elders election and inform the citizens about the latest updates. Maximum of efforts ...
05/05/2013Armen Yeritsyan : together we will be proud of our Yerevan
... constituents are registered in the electoral lists. “Together we will win and be proud of our beautiful Yerevan. I think, everything will be fine, and we, together with Yerevan residents, will prove to international organizations that we can have decent elections,” Yeritsyan told reporters after casting his ballot. He also said as of now no violations had been reported to his headquarter, however, if any signals appear, they will be made public. Araqelutyun (Mission), Prosperous Armenia, Armenian National Congress, Orinats Yerkir, Republican, ARF Danshanktsutyun parties as well as “Barev, Yerevan” (Hello, Yerevan) bloc are registered in the electoral list. Incumbent Mayor Taron Margaryan tops the electoral list of the ...
05/05/2013Polling stations of Yerevan councils of elders election operate normally: CEC
... local time, operate in a normal mode, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia Tigran Mukuchyan said Sunday. Yerevan Councils of Elders election is being... ... electoral lists. “Some voters have already attended the polling stations, no violations has been recorded so far,” Mukuchyan said. He added the electoral commissions... ... Heritage party. Some 6,613 observers from 26 public organizations are watching the elections, he informed. “As to the international watchdog, there are 12 representatives...
05/05/2013OSCE/ODIHR observers say Armenian broadcast media showed selective approach in covering post-election events
... monitored by the OSCE/ODIHR EOM regularly covered gatherings and rallies organized by Mr. Hovannisian; however, H1, Shant and Armenia TV often presented only general and at times superficial coverage of the protests, while repeatedly stating that the rallies ... ... regarding the confidence over the integrity of the electoral process.” Earlier at a news conference on the next day after the elections Head of OSCE/ODIHR Mission Heidi Tagliavini said the violations detected during the election could not change the final outcome. International observers assessed the elections positively ...
03/04/2013Armenia’s president-elect call to consolidate election achievements
... prevailingly positive response of the international community on the elections and elections held in a no-hatred atmosphere. “It is very important now not to relax... ... the meeting reports were made on the outcome of the February 18 presidential vote, violations occurred and the current state of consideration of the cases. The president... ... central bank, the control chamber and the cassation court, as well as governors of Armenia’s regions. -0-
02/28/2013US congratulates Armenia on presidential election, yet calls to investigate into violations
... Nuland said. According to preliminary results of the elections, Armenia’s incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan won re-election Monday with 861,378 votes or 58.64%. CIS and European observers gave, in general, a positive opinion of the presidential elections in Armenia, called them democratic and legitimate, noting some violations, which had no impact on the election results. --0--
02/21/2013Armenian election day calm and orderly in general, US State department spokesperson says
....15%, Paruyr Hayrikyan - 18,093 votes or 1.23%, Andrias Ghukasyan - 8,328 votes or 0.57%, Arman Melikyan - 3,520 votes or 0.24% and Vardan Sedrakyan – 6,203 votes or 0.42%. CIS and European observers gave a positive opinion of the presidential elections in Armenia, called them democratic and legitimate, noting some violations, which had no impact on the election results. -0-
02/20/2013Opposition Armenian National Congress urges international community to stop “babysitting” authorities
... international community and observer missions in particular to stop “babysitting the delinquent Armenian authorities” and providing them with legislative “tricks” in a form of reforms. “It is now the time to understand that the flaw of the Armenian elections is not the shortcomings in the law, various violations and illegalities, but the systemized mechanisms such as inclusion of about 700,000 people not living in Armenia onto the voters’ lists and unwillingness of the authorities to take efficient measures against repeated voting”, says ANC’s ...
02/20/2013Group of activists disrupted news conference of European election watchdog in Yerevan
... Tuesday a news conference of the European election observers in Yerevan rushing into Armenia-Marriott hall, the venue place, Novosti-Armenia reporter informs. YEREVAN... ... political force and claimed not to recognize the final results as the voter fraud hit the elections.. The observers left the hall immediately interrupting their speech. The... ... best in comparison to the previous elections, and the voting was smooth though some violations had been reported. She said the PACE observers noted progress in legislation...
02/19/2013Presidential candidate Hrant Bagratyan voted for new Armenia
... elections in Armenia kicked off on Monday at 1,988 polling stations. “ I voted for the new Armenia, as I think today’s Armenia expired and can’t develop anymore,” he told reports. According to Bagratyan, if we consider the elections through an ideological platform, we can see a crash between the capitalism formed by the authorities and the national ... ... schedule. I don’t think about the failure now. Several days ago I was more optimistic though, but now, as I see a scale of violations, I start gradually changing my opinion,” he clarified. Bagratyan also said the constituents are mainly representatives ...
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