Expert forecasts increase in number of Heritage party supporters at parliamentary electionMarch 1, 2011 - 14:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Analyst Anush Sedrakyan forecasts growth in the number of Heritage party supporters during the upcoming parliamentary election. Heritage is a party, which seeks contacts with the electorate itself and looks for sources of alternative protest movements, Sedrakyan told journalists. According to her, the fact that the party lacks a bureaucratic apparatus proves that it is not affiliated with and is not economically supported by the authorities. Expert for political and electoral technologies Armen Badalyan noted for his part that Heritage is not a serious political force. According to him, though Heritage is rather active in the parliament, however the lack of territorial bodies will affect the party during the upcoming elections. Besides, the party’s being leader-oriented is disadvantageous, while Raffi Hovannisian does not handle the role of the party’s leader very well. 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 | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. 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. |