Artur Baghdassaryan's staff going to appeal election resultsFebruary 20, 2008 - 15:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The headquarters of Orinats Yerkir leader, presidential candidate Artur Baghdassaryan has issued a statement on the outcomes of the February 19 presidential election.The statement says, in part, "The presidential election is of extreme importance for Armenia and democracy development. Unfortunately, numerous violations were fixed during the February 19 presidential election, which was accompanied by threats, blackmail and beating of election commissions' members and empowered persons. Throwing in of ballot papers, bribe giving and rejection of complaint registration question legality and fairness of the elections. We announce intention to appeal the election results and urge to recognize invalid the outcomes from over 100 polling stations what will affect the final results of the election. "We call on the Armenian authorities not to impede the revision of votes. We state that attempts to violate the RA Constitution and distort the real state of affairs are pregnant with public opposition." 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |