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.
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.
Campaigning for Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections officially began at the weekend, with President Serzh Sarkisian expressing confidence that his Republican Party (HHK) will win them and remain in power.
A man allegedly linked to a pro-government lawmaker was detained on Thursday on suspicion of stabbing and seriously wounding an activist of Gagik Tsarukian’s electoral alliance in Armenia’s Ararat province.
A close associate of Gagik Tsarukian spoke out on Tuesday against a possible power-sharing deal between his alliance and the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) that would result from the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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.
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