  Marxist party leader forecasts extra parliamentary elections in 2009July 2, 2009 - 16:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will probably hold extra parliamentary elections in the second half of 2009, according to Marxist party leader David Hakobyan."The President can't rely on the current parliament," he said. "If the parliament is not re-elected, Armenia may see an extra presidential election." He said will not join any force in case of parliamentary elections. He also said that a member of parliament should not be engaged in business. "Unfortunately, politics in Armenia has become a business," Hakobyan said.   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 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. |
