President Serzh Sarkisian strongly criticized Azerbaijan on Friday for mobilizing Muslim countries to support its position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
President Serzh Sarkisian on Tuesday gave more indications that Armenian government will likely delay the decommissioning of the nuclear power station at Metsamor that was originally expected to start by 2017.
The former chief of the Armenian traffic police arrested in September has paid some $100,000 to compensate the state for what law-enforcement authorities call a large-scale embezzlement of public funds allocated to his police unit, his lawyer said on Monday.
Armenia’s main ruling party has dismissed the growing speculation about a ‘witch hunt’ against its junior partner in the three-member governing coalition after a serious of criminal arrests and an alleged shooting incident linked to politics.
Chief of the Armenian police Vladimir Gasparian has denied any political reasons behind a series of recent arrests targeting members or people affiliated with a governing party.
A key member of Armenia’s three-party governing coalition has spoken of possible retributions over allegedly breaking ranks after a series of recent arrests of its supporters on drug-related charges.
A veteran member of Armenia’s main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) has voiced his concerns over last week’s offer of cooperation to a key ruling coalition party made by the alliance’s leader Levon Ter-Petrosian.
Armenia’s opposition Heritage party has harshly criticized President Serzh Sarkisian for treating with scorn its leader and brushing aside his proposals on improving the electoral process in the country and safeguarding it from potential fraud.
Armenian law-enforcement authorities pledged on Tuesday to investigate corruption allegations made by a pro-establishment politician against Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian and rejected by the latter as “blackmail.”
Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian on Monday challenged President Serzh Sarkisian to prove his stated commitment to democratic elections by enacting more radical changes to electoral legislation and guaranteeing non-use of government resources by his Republican Party (HHK).
President Serzh Sarkisian warned Taron Markarian not to “disappoint” him and the electorate as the 33-year-old politician was sworn in as Yerevan’s new mayor on Friday.
A leading member of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) said Wednesday that the opposition alliance should capitalize on what he called a seasonal rise in popular disaffection with the government and again try to unseat President Serzh Sarkisian this winter.
Taron Markarian, a 33-year-old son of a former Armenian prime minister, was unanimously elected as Yerevan’s new mayor by the government-controlled municipal assembly on Tuesday.
Citing a “proposal” from President Serzh Sarkisian, parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian announced on Wednesday his decision to resign, the latest in a series of key personnel changes within Armenia’s political leadership.
Lieutenant-General Alik Sargsian, the chief of the Armenian police, was unexpectedly sacked without an official explanation on Tuesday amid reports that President Serzh Sarkisian is planning major personnel changes in the state apparatus.
Armenia’s main opposition forces are capable of winning next year’s parliamentary elections, a leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) said on Monday.
Yerevan’s Mayor Karen Karapetian confirmed on Friday reports that he has decided to resign after less than one year in office.
The Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), a key member of the governing coalition, avoided explicitly responding on Thursday to what looks like a government warning to continue to support President Serzh Sarkisian.
A senior member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), a junior partner in the ruling coalition, on Wednesday reacted ambiguously to reports that it has come under renewed pressure to endorse President Serzh Sarkisian’s reelection plans.
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) may fail to force early elections this year but will continue to campaign for President Serzh Sarkisian’s resignation, a leader of the opposition bloc said on Tuesday.
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