CEC: 15,08% voted in Yerevan City Council polls as of 11 amMay 5, 2013 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As of 11 am local time, 123 121 (15,08%) people voted in Yerevan City Council elections, the chair of the Central Election Commission Laura Galstyan said. The following figures were reported: Achapnyak administrative district - 16 240 (19,90%); Avan - 7 379 (19, 49%); Arabkir - 1 480 (12,25%); Davitashen - 4 805 (15,42%); Erebuni - 13 272 (14,6%); Kentron - 10 727 (11,53%); Malatiya-Sebastia - 11 818 (11,47%); Nor Nork - 1 797 (17,76%); Nork Marash - 1 797 (17, 76%); Nubarashen - 1 262 (16,2%); Shengavit -20 290 (18,08%); Kanaker-Zeitun - 56 837 (15,16%) Yerevan City Council elections started in the Armenian capital at 8 am local time, with 816 475 entitled to vote. 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. |