  Armenian parliament adopts amendments to Electoral Code May 26, 2011 - 12:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian parliament adopted a legislative package of amendments to the county’s Electoral Code with 75 votes “for” and 14 “against”. While delivering a statement, Minister of Justice Hrayr Tovmasyan stressed that there was a long way to pass before rendering the amendments more accurate, which bent the government in favor of adopting them. According to the head of the standing parliamentary committee for state and legal affairs Davit Harutyunyan, a number of technical amendments were introduced to improve the election atmosphere and increase public confidence.   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 |  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. |
