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.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) declined to clarify on Friday whether it could reach a power-sharing deal with businessman Gagik Tsarukian’s alliance, the runner-up in the April 2 parliamentary elections.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), one of the four political groups that will be represented in Armenia’s new parliament, said on Wednesday that it hoped to make a stronger showing in Sunday’s general elections.
The governing Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said on Monday that it expects to extend its power-sharing agreement with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) despite winning a clear majority in the new parliament.
Armenians began voting on Sunday morning in parliamentary elections which President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) hopes will extend its more than decade-long rule.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) on Friday again rejected opposition demands to help disqualify the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) because of its alleged abuse of government levers.
Former President Levon Ter-Petrosian has reaffirmed his strong support for a compromise solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that has been proposed by the United States, Russia and France for the past decade.
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