  RPA leading in Yerevan City Council polls – election observers May 6, 2013 - 00:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armelections.net website released the preliminary results for Yerevan City Council polls, with election observes having provided the data. Based on vote count in 464 poll stations, Mission party gained 0.7% votes; Prosperous Armenia - 16,8%; Barev Yerevan bloc - 9.2%; Armenian National Congress party - 5%; Republican Party of Armenia - 56.8%; Orinats Yerkir - 3.2%. According to Central Election Commission, 437 021 Yerevan residents (53.53%) cast ballots, with 816 475 entitled to vote. Related links:   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 |  Latest 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. |
