Defense minister casts ballot, expects incident-free election day![]() April 2, 2017 - 11:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense minister Vigen Sargsyan cast a ballot in the elections to Armenia’s National Assembly. Sargsyan tops the electoral list of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. The official told journalists he expects an incident-free election day, noting that every step was taken to form a legislative field where every citizen can be confident that his vote will be instrumental in determining the country’s political structure for the next 5 years, Panorama.am said. You can follow the course of the elections live on PanARMENIAN.Net Nine political forces, including 4 blocs and 5 parties are running for seats at the National Assembly - Republican, Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun, Armenian Renaissance, Free Democrats and Communist parties, as well as Tsarukyan, YELQ, ANC-PPA and Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian blocs. Related links: ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |