Expert: ruling authorities lack legitimacyJanuary 23, 2013 - 19:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ruling authorities lack legitimacy and go ahead to the election day with a number of unresolved problems, political expert said, “The incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan and his team consider the lack of powerful opposition on the one hand, and the need to receive international community’s good assessment to get the West’s financial and political support. The current leader adheres to manipulative political tactics to ensure further reproduction of the ruling authorities,” Edgar Vardanyan told a press conference. The expert further noted that President Sargsyan will apply the administrative resources and mass voting violations. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |