NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES TO ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT STARTEDMarch 11, 2003 - 18:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - March 11-16 candidates will be nominated for deputies of the National Assembly of Armenia to be elected May 25. Any citizen of the republic over 25, who has lived in Armenia for the recent 5 years, can be elected as a deputy. According to the Electoral Code of Armenia, 75 out of the 131 deputies of the parliament are to be elected in compliance with the proportional system, i.e. via party lists, and 56 - with the majority system, i.e. individual districts. The registration of candidates for deputies will begin April 15. The electoral agitation will be held from April 21 to May 23. As chairman of the central electoral commission of Armenia Artak Sahradian told "Arka" agency, the term of office of the incumbent National Assembly convocation expires May 30. 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 | EU, EAEU are incompatible, Russia tells Armenia The arrival of extra-regional players in Armenia “will have consequences,” Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk has said. Armenia top European Youth Team Chess Championships after Round 4 The Armenian national team top the standings at the European Youth Team Chess Championships 2024 on the Greek island of Rhodes. GAIFF: Tarsem Singh to preside over Regional Competition jury Tarsem Singh is perhaps best known to Armenian audiences as the author behind Lady Gaga’s 911 music video, inspired by the aesthetics of Sergei Parajanov. ICRC reps visit Armenians held in Azerbaijan The staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross have visited Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians currently being held in Azerbaijan. |