96.5% Armenian Citizens in Russia Said "Yes" to Constitutional AmendmentsNovember 30, 2005 - 12:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 96.5% of Armenian citizens in Russia, who took part in the constitutional referendum held November 27 backed the amendments, reported Yerkramas, the newspaper of Armenians of Russia. According to head of the Moscow regional organization "Russian-Armenian Commonwealth" Yuri Navoyan 19446 (96.5%) out of 20142 RA citizens, who voted in the referendum, said "yes" to the constitutional amendments, 377 (1.9%) voted against. In all the number of polling stations in 9 cities made 12. 3 constituencies functioned in Moscow. The number of voters in the Russian capital comprised 5380; 5268 (97.9%) voted for, 103 (1.9%) against, 9 (0.2%) ballots were declared invalid.Rostov-on-Don (2 polling stations): total number of votes 3750, for- 3300 (88%), against - 159 (4.24%), invalid - 291 (7.76%). Saint Petersburg: total number of votes 814, for- 804 (98.9%), against - 6 (0.8%), invalid - 4 (0.3%). Sochi: total number of votes - 1760, for - 1743 (99%), against - 15 (0.85%), invalid - 2 (0.15%). Volgograd: total number of votes - 1800, for - 1794 (99.7%), against - 0 (0.0%), invalid - 6 (0.3%). Yekatirenburg: total number of votes - 1956, for - 1953 (99.8%), against - 3 (0.2%), invalid- 0 (0.0%). Perm: total number of votes - 1282, for - 1202 (93.8%), against - 77 (6%), invalid - 3 (0.2%). Tolyatti: total number of votes - 1679, for - 1671 (99.5%), against - 6 (0.4%), invalid- 2 (0.1%). Vladivostok: total number of votes - 1721, for - 1711 (99.4%), against - 8 (0.5%), invalid - 2 (0.1%). Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |