Kocharyan's bloc still weighing whether to accept mandatesJune 22, 2021 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leader of Hayastan (Armenia) bloc, second President Robert Kocharyan has said his team has yet to decide whether to accept parliamentary mandates they secured by gaining more than 20% of ballots in the parliamentary elections on June 20. Caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won 53.92% of the vote, while Hayastan bloc secured 21.4% of the ballots. "I Have Honor" bloc too will get seats in the parliament. “We haven't made a final decision in the bloc yet. But personally I think that we have received a very serious opportunity to continue our struggle. The parliamentary struggle will strengthen, and not replace, our street effort,” Kocharyan told a press conference on Tuesday, June 22. The former President also weighed in on his own plans, maintaining that he doesn't see himself in the parliament, though "a final decision has not been made yet." At the same time, he described the election results as strange and unexpected: "There were massive violations and the use of administrative resources, and we will file a complaint with the Constitutional Court after processing all the information." According to Kocharyan, the political struggle in the country should take place within legal frameworks. “We did not take people out into the streets immediately after the elections. We believe that this whole process should proceed in a legal manner," he added. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |