Constitutional Court rejects opposition appeal to annul election resultsApril 28, 2017 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Constitutional Court rejected on Friday, April 28 the appeal against the official results of the April 2 parliamentary elections in Armenia and upheld the final results, adopted by the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC), Panorama.am said. The decision, read out by the Chairman of the Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan considered as accepted upon publication. The Armenian National Congress (ANC) – People’s Party of Armenia (HZhK) opposition bloc, headed by the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan appealed to the Constitutional Court to invalidate the official results of the parliamentary elections. The bloc, that received 1.65 percent of the vote, sugested that "large-scale and systematic violations of the electoral process, including widespread vote-buying and the intimidation of voters by government loyalists,” precluded the free expression of the people's will. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |