 Armenia’s YELQ bloc expects victory in Yerevan elections May 14, 2017 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mayoral candidate from YELQ Nikol Pashinyan said on Sunday, May 14 that the bloc expects victory in elections to the Yerevan City Council, currently underway in the Armenian capital. After casting a ballot on Sunday, Pashinyan cited vote-buying as a serious problem, adding that many Yerevan residents become involved in it. “Without election bribes, there’s no way RPA can win,” he said. In response to a question on whether the bloc will accepts elections results, Pashinyan said YELQ will ”take them into consideration.” Two more parties run for City Council seats: the ruling Republican Party of Armenia and Yerkir Tsirani (Land of Apricot) party, whose proportional lists are headed by current mayor Taron Margaryan and lawmaker from 5th Convocation National Assembly Zaruhi Postanjyan, respectively.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
