Demand for electoral system shift pursues political goals - MP January 17, 2012 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leader of the Christian-Democratic Union perceives Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun opposition parties’ demand for a full shift to proportional electoral system as a wish to gain political dividends. As Khosrov Harutyunyan told a press conference, the fact that the parties issued the statement only several months prior to the elections testifies to the aforesaid. The MP further noted that electoral system shift will not safeguard 100% guarantees from election violations, the latter committed not only by candidates elected through majority system, but also other political forces. Armenian National Assembly includes 131 parliamentarians, with 41 MPs elected through majority system; 90 MPs - through proportional system. On December 27, Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun opposition parties issued a joint statement urging for a full shift to proportional electoral system. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |