ArmVote 2017: Four parties and blocs make it to parliament![]() April 3, 2017 - 11:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Four political forces are making it to the Armenian National Assembly, according to results calculated in 2005 polling stations. The Republican party has secured 768,945 votes or 49.15% of all the ballots, Tsarukyan bloc has 428,120 votes or 27.37%, YELQ - 121,652 or 7.78%, ARF Dashnaktsutyun - 102,938 votes or 6.58%, Armenian Renaissance party - 58,139 votes or 3.72%, Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian bloc - 32,423 votes or 2.07%, the Free Democrats - 14,690 votes or 0.94%, and the Communist party - 11,707 votes or 0.75%. According to preliminary data provided by the Central Electoral Commission, 1,574,947 out of 2,557,706 (60.86%) eligible voters cast ballots Sunday, April 2. Nine political forces, including 4 blocs and 5 parties were running for seats at the National Assembly. As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news |