 Paper labels Armenian democracy show or despotism May 22, 2012 - 12:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Haykakan Zhamank paper, an article about Armenia titled “Democracy Show at Best, Despotism at Worst,” was published on the official website of European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR). LI Political Advisor James Patava, having arrived in Armenia during the election period, noted the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) rally as a disgusting show, with the injury toll in Republic Square blast reaching 144, the paper claims. Another party member, Thomas Leys rendered RPA victory as a democracy performance. “Mass violations, voter intimidation, double voting and voter bribery cases were observed during the elections,” the daily quoted him as saying.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
