RA Central Election Commission did not satisfy ANC's claimMay 2, 2009 - 19:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In an extraordinary session held today, the Central Election Commission (CEC) determined the procedures of allocating air-time to the political parties participating in the elections of the Mayor and Aldermen's Council of Yerevan. One of ANC representatives proposed that their airtime be re-scheduled to a later hour. However CEC Secretary Abram Bakhchagulyan rejected him, considering the February 16, 2007 decision of Constitutional Court adopted by the Recommendation № Р9610 of the Ministers' Committee. "Public TV Channel and Public Radio adopt decisions independently, without the intervention of any official body," Bakhchagulyan stressed 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 | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |