March, 2012

• 22 March

  

  Armenian National Congress Announces Election Candidates

  The Armenian National Congress (HAK) submitted its list of candidates to contest a parliamentary seat according to the system of proportional representation.
• 22 March

  

  Sex Work Should be Legalized in Armenia: Human Rights Advocate

  Sex work and brothels in Armenia should be legalized, as a result of which several issues connected to human rights would be resolved...
• 22 March

  

  No Quorum But No Harakiri Either: National Assembly Chair Not Displeased with Parliament

  A meeting at the National Assembly didn't take place today due to lack of quorum — at 12 pm, there were only 39 deputies (out of 131) in the room.
• 22 March

  

  OSCE/ODIHR are ‘Not Election Police,’ Says Head of Election Observation Mission in Armenia

  "OSCE/ODIHR are not election police nor are they substitutes for [local] authorities," said Radmila Šekerinska, head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission...
• 22 March

  

  Another Incident of Armenian Lawmakers Voting for Absent Colleagues: Watchdog

  According to media reports, the habit of lawmakers voting for their absent colleagues in parliament continued yesterday, to which Heritage Party MP...
• 22 March

  

  Turkish Court Upholds Reduced Sentence for Hrant Dink’s Killer

  Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the prison sentence of late Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink’s murderer Ogün Samast on Mar. 21.
• 22 March

  

  The ‘Final Decision’ – Take 4: Ruben Hayrapetyan Nominated as Election Candidate

  The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) will be nominating local tycoon, Football Federation of Armenia president, and MP Ruben Hayrapetyan in...
• 22 March

  

  New Ethics Commission to Reduce Risk of Businessmen in Parliament: Prime Minister

  Entrepreneurs won't be entering parliament on the Republican Party of Armenia's (HHK) proportional party list and the party maintains this principle...