Новости за 14.05.2017

ArmInfo. The Republican Party of Armenia does not accept accusations from political opponents regarding mass bribery of voters, the widespread use of administrative levers and falsifications during the elections to the Yerevan Council of Elders. As RPA deputy chairman Armen Ashotyan stated at a press conference today, all these accusations are unfounded and they do not have any evidence. "I have not seen a single video material in which someone gives money to someone and persuades him to vote for a candidate. Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. As of 6:00 pm, the Armenian Police received 41 reports on violations in the course of elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan. As the press service of the Armenian Police told ArmInfo, 2 signals were received from citizens, 11 - police officers, 15 from the media, one from the representative of the election commission, 10 from proxies and blocs, and 2 from other sources. "13 of them initiated a preliminary investigation, including on reports of giving electoral bribes, on impeding the free expression of the will of citizens... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. At 20:00, in Yerevan, are closed all 474 polling stations that opened in the morning at 8:00 on election to the capital's Council of Elders. The elections were observed by one international (Congress of Local Authorities of the Council of Europe) and several local observer organizations. So far, from the Congress of Local Authorities of the Council of Europe, there have been no assessments of the electoral processes, but local observers and opposition members of the race have permanently reported about violations. Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. Yelc bloc informs about violations during Yerevan Elders' Council elections. According to the information shared with ArmInfo  at the press office of the bloc, during the period of 08:00 - 19:00 on May 14, the trusted persons of yelq bloc have fixed at different polling sites the following violations: there was a pressure implemented in respect to Yelq bloc members,  numerous cases of voting within using colored pens were fixed at different polling sites ( mainly green and red), acts of... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. Yerkir Tsirani leader Zaruhi Postanjyan today declared her intention to create national movement of resistance. She called on wide stratum of society including Diaspora to consolidate in this movement aimed at overthrow of the current "Illegal Authorities" and holding reforms in the state with providing the Diaspora right to participate in republican elections.    She also said that total political monopoly exist in Armenia in the name of the Republican Party and iniquity, which must be eliminated as soon as possible. Читать дальше...