  RPA member: only RPA ready for full shift to proportional system  January 16, 2012 - 13:46 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Only Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) stands ready for the full shift to proportional electoral system, ruling RPA member said. Artak Zakaryan noted the shift to negatively affect opposition’s chances in the coming elections. Member of Heritage opposition party Armen Martirosyan ironically suggested RPA not worry about opposition parties’ fate if it is confident of victory regarding full shift to proportional electoral system. Armenian National Assembly includes 131 parliamentarians, with 41 MPs elected through majority system; 90 MPs - through proportional system. On December 27, Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun opposition parties issued a joint statement urging for a full shift to proportional electoral system.   4 16.01.12 - Press conference of Republican MP Artak Zakaryan and "Heritage" party MP Armen Martirosyan      Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”  Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution.U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.Viva: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services. |
