People's Party of Armenia called election «well-directed performance»May 13, 2007 - 05:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - «I cannot say for certain what kind of violations were made during the parliamentary election, because the final results have not been announced yet. However, we have found out that there were plenty of inaccuracies in the rolls of the polling station 29/11 (where RA President and PM Serge Sargsyan voted). For example, there was a list of 30 voters. 20 people were registered in one house, however actually only 8 live there, the others are dead,» Ruzan Khachatryan, a Spokeswoman for the People's Party of Armenia told reporters May 13.The reporters, however, noted that one of those «dead» is Lyudmila Ter-Petrosyan, Armenia's first President's wife, who is in good health. On hearing this, Ms. Khachatryan confused and said she «didn't notice» this surname After a little pause, Ms. Khachatryan started speaking of other violations, specifically of the fact that voters were conveyed to the polling stations in mini buses. Calling the election «a well-directed performance», she said, «We will make a statement after the announcement of the final results. She also noted that the PPA should garner over 5% of votes, since «there were many people present at the rallies and meetings in villages.» The party will organize a rally in Liberty Square May 13, she said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor. |