Opposition candidate can garner over 60% at Yerevan Mayor election, Heritage party saysMarch 13, 2009 - 19:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The Heritage Party and RA National Congress haven't yet arrived to a mutual decision on the format and the list of candidates for forthcoming Mayoral Elections. The issue is still under consideration," Heritage Faction Leader Armen Martirosyan stated. As for Heritage, the Party has already discussed and taken a decision submitted to ANK members' consideration. " It's great if have a single candidate, if no - we'll just repeat the experience of 2007." Martirosyan stated. When questioned whether his candidature has been nominated, Martirosyan responded that though not ambitious, he would be ready to accept the position should the opposition consider it necessary. The Heritage Leader stated that the ruling Republican Party refrained from putting Taron Margaryan in the top of the list, as he enjoys the love of people and within some time would refuse to acknowledge the authorities. The Government needs a controllable person to hold Yerevan Mayor position, so the Republican Party decided upon Gagik Beglaryan to top the candidates list. According to Martirosyan's forecasts, opposition might have over 60% votes at Mayoral elections. The outcome depends on how many votes would authorities deduct, citing electoral violations. "If current elections register 20% less violations than at 2008 elections, the Opposition will win the elections, " Martirosyan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |