ANC coordinator: today we start new battle for new Armenia March 30, 2012 - 19:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc coordinator, head of the bloc’s campaign headquarters Levon Zurabyan signaled a start for a new battle in his speech remarks at Yerevan’s Liberty Square. He presented the ANC program for the forthcoming parliamentary elections due May 6, noting that the Congress has 4000 trustees, with 2 people in each constituency. On March 22, Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc submitted its candidates list to the Central Election Commission of Armenia, topped by ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian, followed by chairman of People’s Party of Armenia Stepan Demirchyan, head of the the Democratic Party of Armenia Aram Sargsyan, Armenian National Movement board chairman Aram Manukyan and ANC coordinator Levon Zurabyan. The list comprises 120 members. ANC will nominate its candidates in 38 out of 41 majority constituencies at the parliamentary elections. Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |