Parliamentarian candidate urges to vote by conscience – paperApril 26, 2012 - 13:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former political prisoner, now candidate for the National Assembly elections Sasoun Mikaelyan holds campaign meetings explaining to people that the authorities would easily push any candidate forward unless he was nominated. Now, with Mikaelyan entering the election campaign, the authorities have the double the resources and spending they allocate for elections, including the amount of electoral bribe, Zhoghovurd paper says. “If I were not into this campaign, they [the authorities] would not pay you a penny,” the candidate declared. “I suggest that you take the electoral bribe whoever may offer it to you; this is the money “I earned”. Then, go to vote by your conscience and according to your ideas,” Zhoghovurd quotes Mikaelyan as saying. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Armenia parliament to consider draft proposal on impeachment June 17 The Armenian Parliament will hold an extraordinary session on June 17 to consider a draft proposal on the resignation of the government. Armenia to send Deputy Foreign Minister to Berlin’s Ukraine Recovery Conference Georgia will attend the forum at the level of Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, while Azerbaijan will send their Foreign Minister. Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. |