The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), President Serzh Sarkisian’s junior coalition partner, expressed concern at serious irregularities which it said were committed in two Armenian provinces during Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
Armenian law-enforcement authorities indicated on Friday that they might prosecute doctors in connection with the death of a man who was arrested last year after delivering food to opposition gunmen occupying a police station in Yerevan.
Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian grappled with widespread voter apathy and cynicism as he took his Yelk alliance’s election campaign to Yerevan’s southern Erebuni district on Friday.
Opposition leader Vartan Oskanian made a passionate case for ousting Armenia’s current leadership as he addressed the first conference of his electoral alliance with former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian at the weekend.
Three major opposition parties launched scathing attacks on Armenia’s government over the weekend as they held the founding congress of their recently formed electoral alliance.
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said on Thursday that he may meet his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov in Germany next week for further talks on reviving the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
Fifteen women have died in Armenia this year as a result of domestic violence, a coalition of women’s rights organizations said on Friday, demanding tougher government action against the practice.
An expensive facility being built in Armenia’s resort town of Dilijan as a training center for tax and customs officials is facing an uncertain future after last month’s resignation of the government and, in particular, Finance Minister Gagik Khachatrian who is believed to have personally lobbied its construction still when combining his post with that of chief of the State Revenue Committee.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has insisted that it is satisfied with its performance in September 18 local elections despite being defeated in around three dozen communities across the country.
Armenia’s government and parliamentary opposition have reached a new, tentative agreement to ensure the freedom and fairness of next year’s general elections through a set of legal safeguards against fraud.
The Russian Embassy in Armenia has asked immigration authorities in Moscow to explain their controversial decision to refuse entry to a pro-Western Armenian political analyst, a Russian diplomat said on Wednesday.
The European Union remains committed to eventually lifting its stringent visa requirements for Armenian citizens, a senior EU diplomat said on Friday.
The International Monetary Fund reaffirmed on Wednesday its support for a new and comprehensive tax law that has been enacted by Armenia’s government over strong objections voiced by the opposition and some business leaders.
Several Armenian business associations strongly criticized the government on Friday for seeking to raise some key taxes through new legislation tentatively approved by the National Assembly this week.
The Armenian parliament passed in the first reading on Wednesday a government-drafted comprehensive tax legislation strongly criticized by opposition parties and even some lawmakers loyal to President Serzh Sarkisian.
The Armenian government faced strong criticism from many lawmakers on Monday as they debated its new draft Tax Code envisaging higher taxes on relatively well-paid workers.
Hundreds of traders at Yerevan’s largest clothes market scuffled with riot police on Friday as they blocked a major street to demand lower rents for their kiosks and stalls suffering from what they call falling sales.
Voting began on Sunday in a referendum on controversial constitutional changes that would turn Armenia into a parliamentary republic after President Serzh Sarkisian completes his second and final term in office in 2018.
Three former employees of Yerevan’s underground metro system who were fired last year after attending an anti-government protest have appealed against an ambiguous court ruling on their efforts to regain their jobs.
Three ethnic Yezidi families have taken refuge in Armenia after leaving their homes in Iraqi Kurdistan close to the area controlled by Islamic State militants.
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