  Free Motherland claims victory in NKR parliamentary elections May 24, 2010 - 12:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 70% turnout (67462 out of 95303 voters) was registered in the parliamentary elections in Artsakh Republic, the chairman of the Central Election Committee said. “The final results will be announced at 8 pm but we will try to accomplish the counting of votes by 4 pm,” Sergey Nasibyan said. According to preliminary data, Free Motherland party garnered 45% of votes, followed by Democratic Party of Artsakh (30%) and ARF Dashnaktsutyun (22%). The Communist Party failed to gain 6% of votes, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from Artsakh. The NKR CEC has not received any complaint yet.   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 |  Latest 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. |
