A notorious parliament deputy affiliated with President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has become embroiled in another scandal after threatening to beat up a journalist who asked him for comment.
The pro-government majority in Armenia’s parliament on Wednesday effectively abandoned its plans to end opposition control over one of its 13 standing committees.
President Serzh Sarkisian held separate talks over the weekend with the leaders of two former members of his governing coalition that could challenge him in Armenia’s upcoming presidential election.
The Armenian parliament rejected on Thursday a motion to demand sweeping government measures which its opposition minority believes would break up business monopolies and boost competition in the country.
The National Assembly passed on Wednesday Armenia’s state budget for next year that calls for a nearly 10 percent rise in government spending projected at 1.15 trillion drams ($2.84 billion).
Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian said on Tuesday that he will manage President Serzh Sarkisian’s campaign in the upcoming presidential election and might again resign because of that.
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) moved on Thursday to take the pro-government majority in Armenia’s parliament to court for thwarting a plenary session on an election-related bill drafted by the opposition bloc.
The pro-government majority in Armenia’s parliament on Wednesday prevented a planned debate on an opposition bill which is meant to foster the proper conduct of next February’s presidential election.
Armenia’s leading opposition groups continued to negotiate on Monday on the possibility of joining forces ahead of next February’s presidential election.
A French-Armenian community leader has voiced concern that public opinion in France does not favor a new law criminalizing denial of the Armenian genocide.
Armenia and France accentuated their longstanding friendly relations and pledged to boost economic and political ties as their leaders met in Paris on Monday.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) announced on Thursday that it will hold talks with other major political groups to try to drum up multi-partisan support for constitutional and other major changes which it believes should be enacted in Armenia.
In a move which it linked with the upcoming presidential election, the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) of Gagik Tsarukian effectively called late on Tuesday for a sweeping constitutional reform that would curb presidential powers and transform the country into a parliamentary republic.
The ArmRosGazprom (ARG) national gas distribution company has become Armenia’s leading corporate taxpayer this year due to a more than 40 percent surge in its tax contributions to the state, according to the latest government data.
Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian was again summoned to Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) on Monday in his continuing prosecution on charges which he considers politically motivated.
Armenian prison authorities will not give in to the demands of several detainees who went on hunger strike and severely injured themselves last week, Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasian said on Wednesday.
Economic growth in Armenia is on course to accelerate to 7 percent this year and remain relatively robust next year, Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian said on Tuesday, presenting his government’s draft 2013 budget to lawmakers.
A leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Friday called on the country’s leading opposition groups to nominate a joint candidate for the upcoming presidential election.
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) continues to favor close cooperation with the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) of Gagik Tsarukian in its efforts to topple President Serzh Sarkisian, a leading member of the opposition alliance said on Tuesday.
Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian will join the Armenian delegation at the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) to regain his immunity from prosecution on controversial charges, his Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) said on Monday.
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