A regional chapter of Raffi Hovannisian’s opposition Zharangutyun (Heritage) party has demanded that its candidates be barred from running for parliament following its leadership’s controversial decision to team up with two former government ministers.
The Armenian Revival party, a former junior partner in Armenia’s governing coalition, on Thursday did not rule out the possibility of reaching a new power-sharing deal with President Serzh Sarkisian after the April 2 parliamentary elections.
Businessman Gagik Tsarukian avoided calling for regime change on Friday as he again became the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) two years after being forced to retire from politics.
Gagik Tsarukian will be formally reinstated as leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), the second largest parliamentary force founded by him, later this week almost one month after announcing his return to politics.
Former Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian unexpectedly announced on Tuesday that he has decided to leave President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) ahead of crucial parliamentary elections.
The National Assembly refused on Monday to debate at a plenary session an opposition bill that would require Armenia to formally recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state.
Representatives of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) met with Armenian civic activists on Wednesday at the start of a fact-finding visit to Yerevan aimed at assessing the Armenian authorities’ stated commitment to electoral and other reforms.
Armenia has again threatened to formally recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state if Azerbaijan attempts to reconquer the territory by force.
An Armenian law-enforcement agency has launched criminal proceedings against a powerful official who resigned two weeks ago after being accused of having secret offshore accounts exposed by the Panama Papers.
The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) said on Friday that it still hopes to reach a consensus with the government about new legislation that will influence the outcome of next year’s parliamentary elections.
The Armenian parliament began debating new electoral legislation on Monday amid a boycott announced by one of its opposition factions in protest against the government’s reluctance to introduce major safeguards against vote rigging.
Armenia’s government, parliamentary opposition parties and civil society representatives have failed to reach an agreement on a new Electoral Code that could seriously influence the outcome of next year’s parliamentary elections.
Armenia’s top army general raised its concerns over the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone with his counterparts from other ex-Soviet states making up the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) when they met in Yerevan on Friday.
Citing Russia’s position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, an opposition parliamentarian put forward on Wednesday a bill that would terminate Armenia’s membership in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) praised opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian on Wednesday for his unprecedented overtures to President Serzh Sarkisian made following the escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Hundreds of people rallied in Yerevan on Wednesday to condemn Russia’s large-scale arms sales to Azerbaijan which they believe made possible the April 2 outbreak of deadly fighting around Nagorno-Karabakh.
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian will attend after all a Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) summit that was due to take place in Yerevan but was moved to Moscow because of the escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Legal experts from the Council of Europe continue to support the Armenian government in rejecting a key safeguard against election fraud demanded by the opposition, Justice Minister Arpine Hovannisian claimed on Friday.
The Armenian government continued to reject significant concessions demanded by opposition and civic groups on Wednesday as it began negotiating with them on its new draft Electoral Code.
Armenia’s government will open negotiations on Wednesday with leading opposition parties and civil society members on new legislation that could greatly influence the conduct and outcome of next year’s parliamentary elections.
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