Amended RA Electoral Code not to completely exclude election forgeNovember 26, 2010 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the RA parliamentary standing committee on state and legal affairs David Harutyunyan said that the envisaged amendments to the RA Electoral Code (EC) will help improve organization of elections in Armenia. However, they cannot completely exclude elections falsification, Harutyunyan told a press conference in Yerevan. Referring to the proportional and majority systems of elections, Harutyunyan said that the current system is the best option. He added that a working group to study offers of political forces, NGOs and ordinary citizens on the RA Electoral Code revision will be established soon. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |