The chief bodyguard of Gagik Tsarukian prosecuted on assault charges is among the candidates of the tycoon’s Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) running in the December 9 parliamentary elections.
Hunan Poghosian, a recently appointed governor of one of Armenia’s most crime-ridden provinces, has promised to ensure the holding of “unprecedented elections” in Syunik next month.
An Armenian tycoon has insisted that he will continue to engage in political activities despite an appeal by popular acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian for the separation of business and politics ahead of next month’s snap parliamentary elections.
A number of political parties not represented in Armenia’s outgoing parliament have voiced their concern about the prospect of “apolitical elections” ahead after the former ruling party twice effectively blocked amendments to the electoral laws earlier this month.
The National Assembly on Tuesday refused to appoint a human rights lawyer highly critical of Armenia’s former governments as a new member of the Constitutional Court.
Senior representatives of former President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said on Friday that it should participate in forthcoming snap parliamentary elections.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian does not have to amend Armenia’s constitution in order to force early general elections, a close associate of former President Levon Ter-Petrosian said on Friday.
Former President Serzh Sarkisian and senior members of his Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) have discussed fresh parliamentary elections sought by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Farmers in western Armenia blocked a major highway leading to capital Yerevan on Tuesday morning, demanding that distillers offer a higher price for grapes grown in local vineyards.
