Armenia’s Court of Appeals on Thursday refused to order the release of an opposition-linked prominent surgeon arrested late last month on charges of pressuring his subordinates to participate in the June 20 parliamentary elections.
Edmon Marukian, the leader of the opposition Bright Armenia Party (LHK), predicted on Friday that none of the political forces participating in the June 20 elections will win a majority of votes.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Tuesday pledged to “purge” the state bureaucracy and wage “political vendettas” against local government officials supporting the Armenian opposition if he wins the June 20 parliamentary elections.
The post of Armenia’s foreign minister will likely remain vacant at least until the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 20, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and former President Levon Ter-Petrosian have traded accusations over their handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
France is exploring the possibility of helping Armenia protect its territorial integrity after the latest Azerbaijani incursions, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Friday.
One week after angry protests marred Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s visit to Syunik province, the Armenian parliament voted on Wednesday to criminalize obstruction of election campaigns.
A leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) acknowledged on Tuesday that the opposition party is discussing with former President Robert Kocharian the possibility of forming an electoral alliance.
Turkey must end its “hostile” policies towards Armenia if it wants to contribute to peace and stability in the region, Foreign Minister Ara Ayvazian said on Monday.
Armenia sees a final political solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict solely within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship, Foreign Minister Ara Ayvazian said on Tuesday.
The head of a state body empowered to nominate, sanction and fire Armenian judges faced a barrage of strong criticism from pro-government lawmakers for a second consecutive day on Wednesday.
The National Assembly approved on Monday a government proposal to sharply increase a special tax to compensate the families of thousands of Armenian soldiers killed or seriously wounded during the recent war in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The two opposition parties represented in Armenia’s parliament remained adamant on Monday in demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation and fresh parliamentary elections.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reaffirmed on Saturday its readiness to help the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict exchange prisoners of war and recover the bodies of their soldiers killed in action.
Two female parliamentarians representing the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) have announced plans to introduce legislation that would ban abortions except in cases of medical emergency.
Gagik Tsarukian, the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), on Friday again criticized the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and other policies but stopped short of demanding its resignation.
A government commission on constitutional reform has recommended the abolition of Armenia’s Constitutional Court which has been locked in a standoff with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s administration.
Senior representatives of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) condemned a fellow parliamentarian on Friday for leaving the country’s largest parliamentary opposition force led by businessman Gagik Tsarukian.
Artur Vanetsian, the former National Security Service (NSS) director leading an opposition party, accused the Armenian authorities of trying to “silence” him after being questioned on Friday in an investigation launched by the NSS.
Relatives of protesters killed during the 2008 post-election unrest in Yerevan and supporters of former President Levon Ter-Petrosian have deplored the Armenian government’s choice of a candidate to replace one of the three Constitutional Court judges controversially dismissed last month.
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