3 Armenian parties dislodged from electoral campaignMarch 29, 2007 - 19:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three parties have not presented necessary documents for registration in the parliamentarian elections scheduled for May 12 thus dislodging from the straggle. According to the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia (CEC) Liberal Progressive Party of Armenia (LPPA) at the head of Hovhanes Hovhannissian, United Progressive Communist Party of Armenia (leader Vazgen Safaryan) and Arshak Baklachyan's "Armenians' homeland" party will not participate in the further campaign. 24 parties and 1 block presented necessary documents to the CEC of Armenia.141 candidates on majority system have presented necessary documents to the district electoral commissions. 174 candidates are running for 41 seats on majority system in the Armenian parliament. The registration of party lists and candidates will take place April 2-7. The official campaign will start April 8 and last t ill May 10. Parliamentarian election of the Republic of Armenia will be held May 12, IA Regnum reports. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |