An opposition movement led by Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetian confirmed on Tuesday that it has established a political party in preparation for Armenia’s forthcoming general elections.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday accused the European Union of encouraging Armenia’s government to rig upcoming parliamentary elections and seek further confrontation with Russia.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian announced through a spokeswoman on Tuesday that he has accepted U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his “Board of Peace” initiative meant to resolve conflicts around the world.
One of the two hosts of an Armenian pro-opposition podcast arrested two months ago remained on hunger strike for the 11th day on Monday amid serious concerns for his life voiced by his friends and supporters.
The former opposition mayor of Masis, a small town about 20 kilometers south of Yerevan, was granted house arrest on Monday pending a verdict on his appeal against a more than six-year prison sentence given to him in October.
The chief of the Armenian police, Aram Ghazarian, was dismissed and moved to another post by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Monday after less than eight months in office.
A court in Yerevan moved Samvel Karapetian, a Russian-Armenian billionaire planning to run in Armenia’s forthcoming parliamentary elections, to house arrest on Saturday the day after another judge sent him back to prison.
Two journalists working for an independent Armenian newspaper were forcibly removed from the parliament building in Yerevan on Friday after being controversially stripped of their accreditation.
Armenian opposition leaders accused Turkey of meddling in Armenia’s internal affairs on Friday after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan voiced Ankara’s support for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in the context of his upcoming reelection bid.
Armenia’s government has indicated its disapproval of an Armenian cross-country skier’s refusal to advertise Azerbaijan during a recent ski race in Italy.
Samvel Karapetian, a Russian-Armenian billionaire who plans to challenge Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in Armenia’s forthcoming parliamentary elections, was taken back to prison on Friday less than three weeks after being moved to house arrest.
Faced with accusations of “political corruption,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Thursday defended massive yearend bonuses paid to himself and other senior government officials, saying that the money will make them less prone to corruption.
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