  RPA: Prosperous Armenia’s win in Ijevan election display of democracy November 15, 2011 - 16:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A member of ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) takes Prosperous Armenia hopeful’s win at Ijevan’s mayoral election in its stride. At news conference in Yerevan, Gagik Melikyan urged against politicizing the elections. “RPA, with 90% wins at local government elections, doesn’t have to emerge victorious every time. I believe Prosperous Armenia candidate’s victory is another display democracy,” the MP said. “I’m glad of public opinion, suggesting RPA should always win the elections, which proves the Party is perceived as a leading political force,” he concluded. Prosperous Armenia candidate Vardan Galumyan won November 13 Ijevan mayor race, outrunning current mayor, RPA candidate Varuzhan Nersisyan.   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. |
