  Raffi Hovannisian issues message to President on threshold of elections September 24, 2012 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 24, the leader of Heritage opposition party, ex-foreign minister Raffi Hovannisian addressed a letter to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, dwelling on the upcoming presidential polls, current challenges and ways to overcome them. The politician suggested fulfilling several conditions to achieve democratic elections in Armenia, stressing departicization of educational system, non-use of state budget for parties’ needs, adequate coordination of law enforcement agencies’ activities, struggle against pre-electoral pressure and politicization of the Church, adoption of a proportional electoral system, persecution of those guilty in electoral violations among crucial points.   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. |
