 RPA, Prosperous Armenia bribe voters, paper says May 1, 2012 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Prosperous Armenia coalition parties preparing for “free and fair elections” have started distribution of electoral bribes, according to Hraparak daily. In Armenian town of Masis, the representatives of both parties compared the lists according to which electoral bribes had to be distributed, revealing that a number of names concurred. This proves pubic readiness to sell votes to both parties. Moreover, the number of names included in lists exceeds the number of voters of the electoral district. Though the electoral bribe was said to total AMD 20 thous. prior to the launch of the pre-election stage, it doesn’t surpass AMD 10 thous.   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 |  Latest news Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences  Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north.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.Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”.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. |
