  Heritage member: majority electoral system cancellation to unify opposition December 28, 2011 - 16:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The deputy head of Heritage opposition party named the joint statement with ARF Dashnaktsutyun urging for cancellation of majority electoral system in favor of proportional one among the most significant achievements in 2011. “The statement signals the start of an important process to unify the opposition,” Ruben Hakobyan said. As he noted, adoption of a proportional system will prevent accession of random people to Armenian parliament. Hakobyan also slammed the practice of non-inclusion of certain people in candidate list, lest they might harm the party’s ranking, yet electing them into the parliament through majoritarian districts.   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. |
