 CEC: Orinats Yerkir rep.’s candidacy for city council polls invalid April 18, 2013 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia announced the candidacy of Orinats Yerkir member Gurgen Vardanyan for Yerevan city council elections as invalid. Vardanyan earlier issued an application for withdrawal of candidacy. Prosperous Armenia party’s application, as well as the references of the six parties and one bloc of parties as to the contributions to campaign funds were in the focus of the discussion, CEC press service reported. Yerevan city council elections are due May 5, with 6 parties and one bloc running in the 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. |
