A senior judge reportedly enjoying government support has become the new chairman of a powerful body overseeing Armenia’s courts.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Tuesday claimed to have successfully coped with grave security challenges facing Armenia, saying that he can now guarantee the country’s survival “for the next century.”
Yerevan’s municipal administration fired 18 drivers of public buses on Tuesday just hours after they and dozens of their colleagues went on strike to demand higher pay.
Armenia’s government is not in a position to help ethnic Armenian residents of Aleppo flee the northern Syrian city following its unexpected capture by Islamist rebels, an official in Yerevan acknowledged on Monday.
An Armenian pro-government parliamentarian on Monday publicly ruled out his resignation from the National Assembly sought by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
The main opposition Hayastan alliance has ousted one of the members of its parliamentary group who said last month that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s removal from power is not on its agenda.
Four opposition lawmakers have taken the Armenian government to court, challenging its decision to deny them confidential access to the text of a draft peace deal discussed by Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The Armenian military evacuated its small noncombat contingent from Aleppo late on Friday as Islamist rebels entered the northern Syrian city three days after launching a surprise offensive.
Armenia’s political leadership has unveiled plans to shorten compulsory military service in the country by 2027, prompting serious national security concerns from the opposition.
At least four members of Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party have expressed a desire to lead it in forthcoming municipal elections in Gyumri.
A powerful body overseeing Armenia’s courts has failed so far to replace its last chairman, Karen Andreasian, who resigned on November 18 at the behest of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
A 34-year-old judge presiding over the fresh trial of former President Robert Kocharian admitted on Thursday that he was affiliated with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s party before taking the bench five months ago.
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