WEEKLY DIGEST
13 May 2017

Daily news digest

1. Pre-election day of silence in Yerevan. 2. CEC rejected "Yelk" bloc’s application to disqualify ruling party in municipal elections. 3. Republican party and ARF “Dashnaktsutyun” signed new coalition partnership agreement.

1. Pre-election day of silence in Yerevan.
2. CEC rejected "Yelk" bloc’s application to disqualify ruling party in municipal elections.
3. Republican party and ARF “Dashnaktsutyun” signed new coalition partnership agreement. 
4. Artsakh president and ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk discussed situation along the contact line between Artsakh and Azerbaijan armed forces.
5. Artsakh flag causes aggression among Azerbaijanis during Immortal Regiment march in Moscow.
6. Azerbaijani forces open gunfire at “Shant” TV reporters in Artsakh line of contact. 
7. PM Karen Karapetyan instructed Minister of Education to submit proposals for urban schools’ optimization.
8. Illegal logging in Dilijan National Park. Inspector arrested.
9. Prison officer accused of assisting convicted in illegal action.
10. Putin restricts organization of street protests; earlier Kremlin critic Navalny called for new protests on June 12.