  Expert deems electoral bribery will dominate elections in Armenia February 14, 2012 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian political analyst rules out the possibility of gross violations during forthcoming parliamentary race. “There will be no reoccurrence of election frauds of the 90s such as ballot stuffing and stealing of ballot boxes. There will be only purchase of votes,” Karen Kocharyan told a press conference, citing mayoral elections of northeast town of Hrazdan as a proof. “Electoral bribery will be the dominant force,” the expert said. Mr. Kocharyan further forecast corruption to be the key tool of all political forces, including the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc.   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. |
