Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian on Friday again called on Armenia’s opposition forces to jointly prevent President Serzh Sarkisian from extending his decade-long rule next year.
The head of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) on Tuesday claimed to have made considerable progress in tackling widespread tax evasion in Armenia, pointing to a sizable increase in the government’s tax revenue.
Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian will again call on Armenia’s opposition groups to join forces during Sunday’s congress of his Zharangutyun (Heritage) party, which is no longer represented in the national parliament.
The head of the European Union mission in Armenia, Piotr Switalski, dismissed on Tuesday the Armenian authorities’ angry reaction to his public criticism of the conduct of the country’s recent parliamentary elections.
Armenia’s parliament allowed the government on Friday to privatize the national postal service and dozens of other state-run enterprises, hospitals and recreation facilities.
Law-enforcement authorities have not charged anyone yet more than one month after launching an investigation into a secretly recorded audio suggesting that employees of a pro-government businessman were warned to help him get reelected to Armenia’s parliament or lose their jobs.
Members of the opposition Yelk (Way Out) faction in Armenia’s newly elected parliament sought on Friday to convince the ruling Republican Party (HHK) to keep a standing human rights committee despite the decision to reduce the number of such committees from 12 to 9.
Members of the Armenian parliament elected three deputy speakers during their second day of work in the new legislature on Friday.
Former health minister Ara Babloyan has been installed as speaker of Armenia’s newly elected parliament after receiving 88 “for” votes in a ballot of 100 lawmakers on Thursday.
Voters in Yerevan went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new municipal council that will appoint the Armenian capital’s mayor.
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian has again indicated his desire to retain his post after the end of President Serzh Sarkisian’s tenure in April 2018.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) dismissed on Friday claims that it encouraged allies of Gagik Tsarukian to defy his orders to cede their parliament seats to other candidates of his electoral alliance.
Businessman Gagik Tsarukian said through a spokesperson on Thursday that he did not try to pressurize some of his allies elected to the Armenian parliament into ceding their seats to other candidates of his electoral alliance.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) confirmed on Tuesday that it has all but concluded negotiations with President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) on extending their power-sharing agreement reached a year ago.
Armenia’s Constitutional Court on Friday rejected an opposition appeal against the official results of this month’s parliamentary elections that gave victory to President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK).
Armenia’s Constitutional Court opened on Tuesday hearings on an opposition appeal against the official results of this month’s parliamentary elections that gave victory to President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK).
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) on Tuesday dismissed as a “propaganda ploy” opposition calls for a televised debate between Yerevan’s Mayor Taron Markarian and Nikol Pashinian, his main challenger in the upcoming municipal elections.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) expressed confidence at the weekend that it will retain control over the Yerevan municipality as a result of next month’s mayoral elections.
President Serzh Sarkisian has not yet informed his political allies whether he wants to become prime minister or hold another senior position after serving out his final term next year, parliament speaker Galust Sahakian said on Tuesday.
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