The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) on Wednesday admitted that vote bribes were distributed during the weekend parliamentary elections but insisted that they did not significantly affect the vote results.
The spokesman for the governing Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said on Wednesday that it expects to win Sunday’s parliamentary elections and remain in power for five more years.
The lawyer for Samvel Babayan has denied prosecutors’ claim that the arrested opposition figure has admitted his involvement in an alleged smuggling of a shoulder-fired rocket to Armenia.
Samvel Babayan, an opposition figure and a retired army general arrested on Wednesday, denies smuggling weapons to Armenia, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Samvel Babayan, Nagorno-Karabakh’s former top military commander close to an Armenian opposition alliance, and two other people were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of smuggling weapons to Armenia.
Foreign forensic experts can participate in the ongoing inquiry into the death of an Armenian activist who was charged with aiding opposition gunmen las summer, the Investigative Committee said on Monday.
An alliance led by former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian on Friday claimed that President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) will lose power as a result of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Opposition leader Vartan Oskanian on Thursday heaped praise on the arrested members of an armed opposition group who seized a police base in Yerevan last year.
Samvel Babayan, a retired army general close to former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian’s ORO opposition bloc, on Wednesday accused a controversial deputy chief of the Armenian police of orchestrating violent attacks on its supporters.
An opposition alliance led by former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian accused the Armenian authorities of spreading an “atmosphere of fear” ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections after three of its supports were shot, stabbed and beaten up on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian reaffirmed his pledges to implement “serious reforms” and attract large-scale investments in Armenia’s economy as he campaigned for the ruling Republican Party (HHK) in the Armavir province on Wednesday.
Former President Robert Kocharian painted a grim picture of the Armenian parliamentary race on Monday, saying that its outcome is likely to be decided by vote buying.
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.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Karen Karapetian will play a more important role than President Serzh Sarkisian in its parliamentary election campaign.
Opposition leader Vartan Oskanian made a passionate case for ousting Armenia’s current leadership as he addressed the first conference of his electoral alliance with former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian at the weekend.
Former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian denounced on Wednesday what he called a smear campaign waged against him and other leaders of a new opposition electoral alliance.
Zaruhi Postanjian, a prominent opposition parliamentarian, left Raffi Hovannisian’s Zharangutyun (Heritage) party on Monday in protest against its leadership’s decision to form an electoral alliance with two former government ministers.
Five political parties and four blocs will compete for seats in Armenia’s new parliament that will be elected on April 2, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Friday.
Businessman Gagik Tsarukian declined to specify his political objectives on Thursday as he unveiled his new alliance which will be one of the main contenders in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
Former Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian, who has left the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) after falling out with President Serzh Sarkisian, will not stand in the upcoming parliamentary elections, his son said on Thursday.
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