  Raffi Hovannisian to get back AMD 8 mln deposit  March 4, 2013 - 21:58 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Former presidential candidate of Armenia, Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian has addressed the Central Election Commission (CEC) with a demand to get back AMD 8 mln deposit, Hovannisian’s authorized representative Armen Martirosyan said. According to the Election Code, the election deposit must be returned to the candidates having received 5% votes within a week following the release of the final results of the elections. The deposits of the candidates having failed to garner 5% votes will be transferred to the state budget. Raffi Hovannisian received 36.74 of votes in Feb 18 presidential elections.   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 |  Topic 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. |
