Heritage rep. says incumbent president will face serious problemsJanuary 16, 2013 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Though the election campaign will officially launch on January 21, it started long ago, Heritage party board secretary general said. Stepan Safaryan noted current leader Serzh Sargsyan as Heritage chairman Raffi Hovannissian’s main rival during the upcoming presidential elections. “The ruling authorities called on the voters to have faith in real changes ahead of May 6 parliamentary polls. However, the lack of any change recorded increases Raffi Hovannissian’s chances,” Heritage member said, adding that the incumbent president and his team will face serious problems. “Public mood to boycott the elections still rule in the country due to several political forces’ refusal to join the race. Much depends on the candidates’ campaigns,” Mr. Safaryan said. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |