Two men died on Tuesday in a powerful explosion that ripped through an industrial plant in Yerevan cooperating with the Armenian Ministry of Defense.
The Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) reiterated on Friday that it will not be represented in a new government that will be formed by President Serzh Sarkisian as a result of this month’s parliamentary elections.
The post-election political situation in Armenia took an unexpected turn Thursday when the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), President Serzh Sarkisian’s main partner in the outgoing ruling coalition, announced that it will not join a new government that will be formed soon.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) will not join a new governing coalition that could be formed as a result of this month’s parliamentary elections, a leader of the opposition party said on Tuesday.
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) downplayed on Monday growing discord within its ranks that has led two political parties to split from the opposition alliance headed by former President Levon Ter-Petrosian.
It is still not clear whether the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) will form a new governing coalition following its landslide victory in this month’s parliamentary elections, President Serzh Sarkisian said late on Thursday.
President Serzh Sarkisian and Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukian have met to discuss the possibility of cutting a new power-sharing deal as a result of this month’s parliamentary elections, it emerged on Thursday.
The Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), the official runner-up in this month’s parliamentary elections, on Wednesday did not rule out the possibility of reaching a new power-sharing agreement with President Serzh Sarkisian.
The three main challengers of President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) on Friday disputed the legitimacy of its landslide victory in Armenia’s parliamentary elections, saying that the vote was marred by “widespread irregularities.”
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) indicated on Wednesday that it is ready in principle to form a new coalition government with other political forces despite cruising to a landslide victory in the weekend parliamentary elections.
The opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) challenged the legitimacy of Sunday’s parliamentary elections on Tuesday, saying that its outcome was essentially decided by “unprecedented” vote buying.
The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) on Monday insisted that it has received a popular mandate to continue governing the country for five more years and faulted its rivals for not rushing to recognize its electoral triumph.
Voting began on Sunday in Armenia’s parliamentary elections that pose the most serious test yet of President Serzh Sarkisian’s four-year rule and his administration’s declared commitment to democratic reform. (UPDATED)
At least 144 people were hospitalized with burns after mass explosions of campaign balloons during a pre-election concert and rally held in Yerevan’s main square by President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) late on Friday. (UPDATED)
President Serzh Sarkisian on Wednesday urged residents of the central Kotayk province to vote for his coalition partner Gagik Tsarukian who is running for reelection to parliament in a local single-mandate constituency.
President Serzh Sarkisian on Monday again pledged to spare no effort to make the upcoming parliamentary elections the most democratic in Armenia’s history, saying that the Armenian government needs to enjoy sufficient legitimacy.
A member of Armenia’s governing coalition and two leading opposition forces said on Friday that they will appeal to the Constitutional Court to strike down a legal provision they believe enables the authorities to rig the upcoming parliamentary elections.
President Serzh Sarkisian insisted on Monday that he and his Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) have been working hard to create a “new and truly positive” political climate in the country.
Armenia will step up efforts to achieve greater international recognition of the 1915 Armenian massacres in Ottoman Turkey as genocide as it prepares to mark their 100th anniversary, President Serzh Sarkisian said on Thursday.
Three leading political forces that have pledged to jointly fight for the fairness of next month’s parliamentary elections are ultimately interested in changing Armenia’s current government, a leader of the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) said on Wednesday.
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