  Prosperous Armenia launches parliament race in Abovyan April 8, 2012 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prosperous Armenia coalition party launched its parliamentary race in Abovyan, the native city of party leader Gagik Tsarukyan. As Tsarukyan said at the meeting with local residents, the party's electoral plan will focus on resolving social issues in the country, creating jobs, reducing emigration flow. “A work well done, rather than friends in high places, is the main value for the party,” Tsarukyan stressed, calling those gathered for support at oncoming elections. Parliamentary elections are due in Armenia on May 6 featuring 8 political parties, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), Orinats Yerkir, Heritage, Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA), Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenian party, as well as one election bloc represented by opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC). Prosperous Armenia candidate list is topped by party leader, entrepreneur Gagik Tsarukyan, ex-Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and the Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanyan. Partner news  Top stories Prior to the vote, RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan announced the party’s decision to vote against the bill. Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status. At the meeting, the parties focused on the prospects of bilateral relations, and cooperation in the framework of international organizations. Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.German scientists ready to include Armenian petroglyphs in UNESCO list The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts. |
