  Current leader favorite for presidency, NA vice speaker says October 9, 2012 - 15:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The parliament vice speaker is confident about the victory of current president, the leader of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan at the 2013 presidential elections. “With President Sargsyan as the main favorite, the candidates will be struggling for the “honorable second place”,” Eduard Sharmazanov told a news conference in Yerevan. As Sharmazanov noted, the success of the RPA at local self-government elections proved the ruling party to be the highest-ranked in the country. Commenting on Georgian opposition’s parliamentary victory, the speaker stressed the democratic elections, rather than the actual winner to be of importance, further citing Franklin Roosevelt’s four-time win at U.S. presidential polls.   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. |
