A prominent member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), stepped down as chairman of the Armenian parliament’s committee on defense and security on Monday despite the party’s decision to continue to control the post after its pullout from the governing coalition.
Campaigning has officially begun for the first mayoral elections in Yerevan in nearly two decades, setting the stage for another, potentially tense showdown between Armenia’s leadership and main opposition force.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) said on Thursday that it has accepted a government offer to allow two of its senior figures to continue to head key parliament committees despite its withdrawal from Armenia’s ruling coalition.
Armenia’s leadership offered the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Wednesday to continue to control two major posts in parliament despite its departure from the governing coalition.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) announced on Monday its decision to pull out of Armenia’s governing coalition, citing “insurmountable fundamental disagreements” with President Serzh Sarkisian over his conciliatory policy toward Turkey. (UPDATED)
The municipal authorities in Yerevan have allowed the Armenian opposition to rally supporters on May 1 but banned them from marching through the city center afterwards, it emerged on Monday.
President Serzh Sarkisian ordered the Armenian police on Thursday to put an end to periodical high-profile shootouts involving his loyalists and, in particular, close relatives of senior government officials.
