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Headlines for June 01, 2009HANDING OUT FOOD "
There were no electoral violations registered at the Republican Party's sub-headquarters, yet some workers were handing out the "For you, Armenia" disks to a woman and showing her who to vote for when ...NO NEW VIOLATIONS
"The violations registered at the polling stations until now are classic violations. There were rumors that there would be new violations during these elections, yet we haven't seen such yet," "Civil ...NO POLICE INTERVENTION
Journalist for "168 Hours" Armine Avetyan and "Transparency International" representative Sona Ayvazyan were beaten up at the Malatia-Sebastia district's 8/05 polling station at around 3 p.m. "I was standing ...SEEMED TO BE GUNSHOTS
An alarm was received today that there had been shots and one injured at the Nor Nork 4th quarter district. Head of the ANC headquarters at the Nor Nork 1st quarter district Gurgen Yeghiazaryan told "A1+" ...STUFFED BY HURTING FINGERS
Proxies at the Malatia-Sebastia district's 8/24 polling station drew up reports of "ballot stuffings". According to the proxies, at around 6:30 p.m. 20-25 people intruded the polling station, surrounded ...ASSAULTED "ARAVOT" CORRESPONDENT
The young man with the nickname "Boko from Noragyugh" assaulted correspondent of "Aravot" daily Nelly Grigoryan, pushed her around, used swear words, threatened her and left in an unknown direction with ...IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THEY PUT A STAMP
The polling stations are counting the votes. "A1+" has been at the 10/18 and 10/19 precincts of the Kentron district. When the 10/19 precincts were closing, as of 8 p.m. there was few voter turnout ...THREATENED ANC REPRESENTATIVES?
"These elections were extremely unruly. There was ineptness everywhere and in every issue. The organizers of these elections, starting from the Central Electoral Commission, feel no responsibility for ...RIGHT OF ENTRY RESTRICTED AGAIN
Minibus lines and bus routes from Kotayk marz to Yerevan aren't working today. As usual drivers have been ordered not to transport people to Yerevan. Some ten policemen controlled the route to Yerevan. ...THE FLAG IS IN BEGLARYAN'S HANDS
"On June 1 Yerevan will become a big community, a big family where everyone will be dear to others regardless of his party affiliation and ideology," Republican Party (HHK) candidate for Yerevan's ...BOTH DISPLEASED AND UNDECIDED
"I don't consider this election as an election in the widest sense of the word," People's Party Leader Tigran Karapetyan said to A1+. According to the preliminary results reported by the Central Election ...JHANGIRYAN'S FATHER PASSED AWAY
Ex Deputy Prosecutor General Gagik Jhangiryan was sent home yesterday. Jhangiryan's father Vrej Jhangiryan, 80, deceased suddenly today morning. Yesterday evening after it became known that Vrej Jhangiryan ..."I WOULD BLAME MYSELF"
Heritage Party representative to the Central Election Commission Zoya Tadevosyan refused to sign the final protocol on the election preliminary results. Mrs. Tadevosyan looked in all polling stations ...WILL BALLOTS BE RECOUNTED?
The General Prosecutor's Office has applied to the Central Election Commission with a request to recount the ballots at eight polling stations and to submit a report on the results. The request is based ...DID OBSERVERS FOLLOW THE ELECTION WITH STARING EYES?
"Yerevan municipal elections were largely conducted in compliance with European standards," says the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The observation mission ...TV CHANNELS WERE KIND
The Yerevan Press Club today presented an interim report on the coverage of the elections for the Yerevan City Council by 7 Armenian TV channels. The monitoring was conducted with the financial assistance ...WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR?
Voters of polling station 8/33 showed up with different pens during yesterday's vote. The ballot papers are marked with multi-colour pens. The vote count also differed at this polling station. ...STAFF CONFIRMED
On May 30, Serzh Sargsyan signed an order on appointing Vazgen Manukyan President of the Public Council. Serzh Sargsyan today confirmed the staff of the Public Council which is comprised of 24 members. ..."SHAME ON YOU!"
"The electoral system of Armenia was finally ruined after yesterday's election," announced Amalia Kostanyan, Head of the Transparency International Organization. "Yesterday's poll was a real shock for ...POLICEMEN ARE READY
More and more police cars are seen in Yerevan's Kentron district at present. Ð1+'s film crew noticed buses full of policemen at the beginning of Hanrapetutyun Street and at the backyard of Republican ...PEOPLE EXPECT HAK TO ACT
"We feared lest you should be disappointed with the election outcome. But your presence and determination encourage us to continue the struggle," senior oppositionist Ararat Zurabyan said during today's ..."THE OPPOSITION IS READY FOR ABRUPT STEPS"
HAK Coordinator Levon Zurabyan today referred to yesterday's vote violations. "The authorities are doing their best for us to speak to them in their language, i.e. in the language of violence and beating," ...OPPOSITION REFUSED
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) will have no representatives in the Yerevan City Council. "The HAK is not going to work with these authorities," HAK's candidate for the Yerevan Mayor Levon Ter-Petrosyan ...52.85% VOTER TURNOUT
As of 8 p.m., voter turnout in the elections for Yerevan's Council of Elders was 52.85%, that is, a turnout of 407,745 voters. According to data provided by the Central Electoral Commission, 52.38% of ...PRELIMINARY RESULTS
The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Armenia publicized the preliminary results of yesterday's election. According to the CEC 412 464 of eligible voters participated in the election ...SPECIAL SITTING
Upon the initiative of the Armenian government, the National Assembly convenes a special sitting at 12.00, June 2. According to the NA press service, the following issues are put on the agenda of the ...SERVICEMEN YIELDED THEMSELVES PRISONER
According to the NKR Defence Ministry, at about 2:10, on May 31, Armenian servicemen Ohan Harutunyan and Gevorg Tovmasyan left the military unit and appeared in the Azerbaijani territory. They were called ...SERZH SARGSYAN ALSO CONGRATULATED CONGRESS
Serzh Sargsyan issued a message on the occasion of the election to the Yerevan City Council. The message reads in part: "Dear residents of Yerevan, The first elections to the City Council are over. ...WATCH A1+
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On May 31, a "VAZ-2170" car fell from a bridge on Yerevan-Garni roadway. According to the RoA Police, passengers Rudik Hovakimyan and Edik Sahakyan died on the spot and Lilit Hovakimyan was taken ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1724 Arif Ahmed pasha (Turkish general) marches against Yerevan through Gyoomree.
- 1878 The Berlin Congress opens and also discusses the Armenian Question. It ends one month later.
- 1880 The "Araratinan, Dprotsasirats-Eastern" and "Cilicia Armenian Benevolent" organizations of Constantinople join as the "Armenian United Association", headed by Chiraz and Arpiaryan.
- 1897 Death of Artashes Devanian, one of the early figureheads of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party. He was born in 1868.
- 1915 The Armenians of Shapin-Karahisar (Western Armenia) defend themselves for ten months against the Armenian Genocide organized by the Turks.
- 1956 The ten-day festival of Armenian Art and Literature opens in Moscow.
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