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Published on May 04, 2012
BRAWL ENDS WITH GUNSHOTS IN MASIS CITY
- A group of police officers gathered at night outside an open-air café in Armenia's Masis city, which is 14km south of Yerevan.
According to eyewitnesses, the brawl between the supporters of the Republican Party (HHK) and Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) ended in shots.
HHK candidate in the city is former environment protection minister Murad Muradyan and BHK candidate is Tigran Stepanyan.
Photo by photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan
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Headlines for May 04, 2012PUBLIC OVERSIGHT HEADQUARTERS CONVENES ANOTHER SESSION
The Union of Political Scientists will host the fifth plenary session of the joint inter-party electoral (or public) headquarters. The meeting will start at 11:00 p.m. at the union-run POLITLOGOS situation ...BRAWL ENDS WITH GUNSHOTS IN MASIS CITY
A group of police officers gathered at night outside an open-air café in Armenia's Masis city, which is 14km south of Yerevan.
According to eyewitnesses, the brawl between the supporters of the ...TECS RECEIVE SEALS
The Central Election Commission has provided election districts with seals, stamps, envelopes reading glasses ahead of the Sunday's parliamentary elections. In accordance with Article 58 of the Election ...U.S. WANTS TO SEE WHETHER S. SARGSYAN KEEPS HIS PLEDGES
The U.S. has great expectations from the parliamentary elections in Armenia and supports Armenia in this process by different ways. We support the Armenian government and law-enforcement authorities, ...A. SARGSYAN SURPRISED BY COOPERATION BETWEEN HAK, ARF AND BHK
I wonder how hostile enemies can become good friends, Leader of the Democratic Party of Armenia (HDK) Aram Sargsyan told a news conference on May 4.
"In particular, I mean the cooperation between the ...IRAN BEGINS RUN-OFF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Iranian voters headed to the polls on Friday for a second round of parliamentary elections that are likely to see conservative opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad consolidate their hold on the ...BHK TO OPEN INFORMATION CENTER
An information center will be available at the central headquarters of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) from 08.00, May 6.
Media representatives can find first-hand information about the election process ...HERITAGE CANDIDATE: "ELECTION VOTE WILL BE DEVALUED"
Heritage party representative Styopa Safaryan, who is running in Sunday's parliamentary elections in Yerevan's N1 single-mandate constituency, has made numerous discoveries during door-to-door canvassing. During ...RELATIVES OF CONVICTS RECEIVED DEFINITE ORDERS DURING CAMPAIGN
About 70% of headmasters in Armenia's 25 cities (600 schools) are Republican Party (HHK) members.
"Half of them became HHK members in the past ten years. This is heinous abuse of administrative resources. ...PUBLIC HEADQUARTERS TO MONITOR SUNDAY VOTE ONLINE
The joint inter-party electoral (or public) headquarters, which is tasked to ensure public control in Sunday's parliamentary elections, will monitor the Sunday vote online, Chairman of the Union of Political ...HHK PARALYZED TRAFFIC IN YEREVAN
The traffic in downtown Yerevan is paralyzed, with the capital's central streets being closed for vehicles. At 6:00 p.m. the city's Republic Square will host a concert organized by the ruling Republican ...HZHK LEADER: €HAK WILL HAVE SERIOUS REPRESENTATION IN NA'
The more representatives the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) has in the National Assembly, the better for the legislative body, leader of the People's Party of Armenia (HZhK) Stepan Demichtyan ...A CHOICE FOR ARMENIA: EUROPE WAITING FOR SUNDAY VOTE OUTCOME
The Europe-Armenia Advisory Council (EAAC), together with the entire European Union and much of the international community, look forward to the upcoming parliamentary elections on 6 May 2012. It will ...ARTSAKH PRESIDENT GRANTS PARDONS
On May 4, President of the Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Republic Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to parole eleven convicts.
According to decree, twenty-nine individuals were granted partial pardon.
Pardon ...ENVIRONMENTALISTS TO PROTEST OUTSIDE RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN YEREVAN
"Save Teghut Civic Initiative'' will be staging a protest action outside the Russian Embassy in Armenia at 2:00 May 4 in support of Tsaghovski forest.
Environmental activists of Armenia-based "Save Teghut ...SERVICEMAN'S MOTHER POSES HER DEMAND TO SERZH SARGSYAN
The mother of serviceman Suren Kirakosyan today attempted suicide by throwing herself under the wheels of Serzh Sargsyan's car.
Kirakosyan, who is in an isolation cell in the "Goris" penitentiary institution, ...PUBLIC OVERSIGHT HEADQUARTERS TO COUNT VOTERS
People will go to the polls as they instill faith in the joint inter-party public headquarters which is tasked to ensure public control in Sunday's parliamentary elections, says Coordinator of the opposition ...V. OSKANIAN: "THEY EVEN ENTREATED ME"
The authorities have been involved in imitation for five years now, says Armenia's ex-foreign minister, a member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK)Vartan Oskanian. "It seems that people in high echelons ...WHAT WILL HHK DO IF ITS VOTES ARE 'STOLEN'?
All political forces participating in Sunday's parliamentary elections say they will take to the streets if their votes are 'stolen.'
Asked what the Republican Party (HHK) will do in the same situation, ...SILVA HAMBARDZUMYAN GOING TO APPEAL TO ECHR
Armenia-based businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan has bought the mansion of Albert Yeritsyan, former head of Arabkir administrative district and member of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK). Now the ...ARMENIAN PARTIES MAKE LAVISH JOBS AND PAY PLEDGES
By Naira Melkumyan - Caucasus
Parties campaigning for Armenia's May 6 parliamentary election are focusing on social and economic issues rather than foreign policy, for the first time for many years.
The ...HDK CANDIDATE HAS SERIOUS DOUBTS
Arthur Yeghiazaryan, a candidate of the Armenian Democratic Party (HDK) in No 8 constituency, is concerned about additional lists in his constituency. He says the lists include 'alien' voters who do not ...RAILWAY TO "ZVARTNOTS" TO BE BUILT
A railway to "Zvartnots" International Airport will be built. A corresponding Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by the Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan, Director General ...BLAST AT REPUBLIC SQUARE DURING CONCERT/UPDATED/
A couple of minutes ago, an incident took place at Republic Square in Yerevan which is hosting a concert organized by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK). Several gas-filled balloons exploded ...ABOUT 106 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED AFTER BLAST IN YEREVAN
People injured during a concert at Yerevan's Republic Square are being transported to three medical centers in the capital.
Two schoolchildren -a boy and a girl - are currently in the reanimation department ...
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