  Armenian President casts his ballotMay 31, 2009 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan with his spouse and daughter attended polling station 9/10 this morning. The President was in good mood but did not respond to journalists' questions, alleging silence day. According to chairperson of the election commission Arevhat Ghazaryan, 1936 voters have been registered in the constituency. Asked about the turnout, she said the elections proceed as usual. Yerevan holds elections to the city council today. Polling stations opened at 8 am (GMT+4) and will close at 8 pm (GMT+4). Residents of the Armenian capital will elect parties which will share 65 mandates in the city council.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
