Parliamentary vote in Armenia sees increasing turnoutMay 6, 2012 - 11:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The polling station 10/8 in Yerevan’s central Kentron community expects largest turnout activity by noon, chairperson of the local electoral committee Violetta Hovhannisyan told journalists. An observer representing the Prosperous Armenia party, Ara Gevorkyan said the voting process goes smoothly, no violations were recorded so far, and the turnout is gradually increasing. Member of ARF Dashnaktsutyun’s Supreme Body Vahan Hovhannisyan has already cast his vote at this polling station where 1882 voters are registered. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |