New Times party offers introduction of liability for non-participation in elections in ArmeniaApril 4, 2011 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leader of opposition New Times party Aram Karapetyan offered to publish the lists of those who participated in elections and introduce liability for non-participation in elections. “This will deprive them [the authorities] of 1,000,000 votes of those people who are not in Armenia currently,” Karapetyan told a press conference in Yerevan. According to him, many democratic countries – Australia, Belgium, San Marino - have established a similar liability. Karapetyan also criticized the parties’ right envisaged under the new Electoral Code to conduct video recording of election process. Karapetyan said that electoral commissions should do it, adding that none of Armenia’s parties will be able to provide its representatives by 2,000 video cameras – the current number of polling stations. Member of the Republican Party of Armenia parliamentary group Hovhannes Sahakyan said for his part that the Venice Commission assessed negatively the publication of lists of those who participated in elections. Sahakyan added that various opposition forces have different approaches and suggestions to the new Electoral Code. He urged them to formulate a common package of suggestions and submit it to the authorities. 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. |