  MAJORITY OF RUSSIAN CITIZENS IN ARMENIA VOTED FOR UNITED RUSSIA BLOCDecember 8, 2003 - 23:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the preliminary data, majority of the Russian citizens living in Armenia voted for the United Russia pre-presidential bloc. As head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Armenia Vladimir Ivanov told Arminfo agency, 70% of the electors voted in favor of the United Russia, which is followed by the Liberal Democratic Party. In Ivanov's words, Gennadi Gudkov is leading by the majority system. Over 1100 people voted at the polling station in the Russian Embassy. In all over 8 000 electors voted throughout Armenia.  Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
