Parliament must elect new Armenia president by March 9: presidentJanuary 12, 2018 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly must elect the fourth president of Armenia by March 9, 2018, and the new prime minister after April 9, president Serzh Sargsyan said at a meeting with senior lawmakers. “It’s desirable for the president to receive broad parliamentary support,” Sargsyan said on Friday, January 12. The president said that the parliament must also elect the members of the Supreme Court Council by March 9. Sargsyan will step down as the country’s president in spring, with Armenia making a full transition to a parliamentary system of government. A spokesman for the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, Eduard Sharmazanov said Thursday the RPA will discuss the issue of nominating a presidential candidate in February. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |