Opposition leaders accused the Armenian government on Tuesday of backtracking on its pledge to stop enforcing an unpopular pension reform that was effectively overturned by the Constitutional Court almost a month ago.
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian made a surprise appearance on Friday at a meeting of the parliamentary leaders of Armenia’s main opposition parties to again discuss with them uncertainty surrounding the government’s controversial pension reform.
Prime Minister Abrahamian announced on Wednesday a “de facto suspension” of the ongoing reform of Armenia’s national pension system that has met with fierce resistance from many workers covered by it.
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian met with representatives of the opposition minority in Armenia’s parliament on Tuesday to discuss the future of the controversial pension reform initiated by his predecessor.
The four main political parties challenging Armenia’s leadership said on Wednesday that they will continue their joint activities after the unexpected resignation of Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian and the upcoming formation of a new government.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) stands ready, in principle, to join Armenia’s new government that will be formed by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian in the next three weeks, a leader of the opposition party said on Tuesday.
President Serzh Sarkisian announced on Sunday his decision to appoint the influential parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian as Armenia’s new prime minister. He acknowledged that he had serious misgivings about Abrahamian’s candidacy. (UPDATED)
President Serzh Sarkisian appeared to have postponed on Thursday evening the announcement of his pick for the vacant post of prime minister after talks held with the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK).
Representatives of the Prosperous Armenia Party and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Monday did not rule out the possibility of rejoining the government which will be reshuffled due to Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian’s resignation.
A controversial pension reform will continue to be enforced for now despite being declared unconstitutional by Armenia’s highest court, the government made clear on Thursday amid a renewed uproar from the opposition.
In a surprise verdict, Armenia’s Constitutional Court overturned on Wednesday a controversial reform of the national pension system that has triggered angry street protests by young workers affected by it. (UPDATED)
Armenia’s four main political parties challenging President Serzh Sarkisian agreed on Tuesday to stage joint rallies later this month in support of a vote of no confidence in the government sought by them in parliament.
The Constitutional Court in Armenia on Friday began hearing the opposition claim on the legality of an unpopular pension reform that has provoked street protests in the country recently.
Raffi Hovannisian sounded a cautious note on Friday over growing cooperation among his Zharangutyun (Heritage) party and the three other parliamentary parties challenging the Armenian government.
The four minority factions in Armenia’s parliament stepped up their coordinated offensive against President Serzh Sarkisian on Wednesday as they agreed to jointly propose of a vote of no confidence in his government next month.
Gagik Tsarukian’s Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) said on Friday that it is close to working out with the country’s three main established opposition parties a plan of joint anti-government actions.
The National Assembly blocked on Monday the launch of a new parliamentary inquiry into the 2008 deadly post-election violence in Yerevan that was demanded by its opposition minority.
Senior representatives of Armenia’s four main opposition parties said on Thursday that they are still discussing a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian’s cabinet which they plan to put forward in the parliament.
The Armenian parliament decided on Wednesday to form an ad hoc commission that will investigate controversial aspects of natural gas supplies to the country that have sparked opposition attacks on the government in recent weeks.
Two opposition parties represented in the National Assembly rejected on Friday key terms of a parliamentary inquiry into the Armenian government’s controversial energy agreements with Russia that have been set by the government.
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