  Hayrikyan formally asks CC to delay presidential election  February 10, 2013 - 16:15 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian presidential hopeful Paruyr Hayrikyan, who survived an assassination attempt on Jan 31, has addressed the country’s Constitutional Court with an appeal to postpone the elections for two weeks, candidate’s assistant Vrezh Zatikyan told a PanARMENAIN.Net reporter. It’s not ruled out that the appeal will be withdrawn in case Hayrikyan as well as two other presidential hopefuls - Raffi Hovannisian and Hrant Bagratyan - unite to nominate a common candidate to continue the election campaign.   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 |  Topic Latest news Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent  The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent.Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26.Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. |
