  No candidacy for Hovannisian’s vacated MP seat discussed – Heritage rep. September 13, 2012 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party’s secretary general commented on the rumors designating him as a person to replace party leader Raffi Hovannisian in his MP seat. “The future parliamentarian’s candidacy hasn’t been discussed. However, a person coming next in the Heritage candidates list (Tevan Poghosyan) is aspiring to the seat,” Stepan Safaryan said. On Monday, September 10, Hovannisian submitted an application to give up his seat in the parliament. According to parliamentary regulations, the application will be accepted in 15 days upon its submittal unless the MP recalls it.   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. |
