An Armenian law-enforcement agency has launched a fresh criminal investigation into a lawmaker ousted from the ruling Civil Contract party after defying Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s “request” to resign from the parliament.
An Armenian parliamentarian pledged renewed allegiance to the ruling Civil Contract party on Wednesday just hours after freezing his party membership in protest against its crackdown on another pro-government lawmaker who has refused to resign from the National Assembly.
A lawmaker facing strong government pressure to resign from the Armenian parliament has demanded a criminal investigation into the disclosure of his personal communication which is stored in his mobile phone controversially confiscated by a law-enforcement agency.
A group of Armenian lawyers have demanded a corruption investigation into Finance Minister Vahe Hovannisian, pointing to his personal business deals, notably an interest-free $1 million loan received by him.
Justice Minister Srbuhi Galian expressed confidence on Thursday that a government panel headed by her will execute Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s order to draft a new constitution for Armenia by the end of 2026.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Wednesday that an outspoken pro-government lawmaker who has declined his “requests” to resign from the Armenian parliament must be prosecuted and stripped of his seat.
An outspoken Armenian parliamentarian has been ousted from the ruling Civil Contract party after declining Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s “requests” to resign from the National Assembly.
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.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has confirmed that he told the head of Armenia’s judicial oversight body, Karen Andreasian, to resign last week, saying that he is unhappy with some of the decisions made by Armenian courts.
An Armenian law-enforcement agency has again interrogated an outspoken pro-government lawmaker who seems to be defying reported government orders to resign from the parliament.
Hovik Aghazarian, an Armenian pro-government lawmaker, insisted on Wednesday that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian is not pressuring him to leave the parliament after forcing the resignations of six senior state officials.
Citing the need to create a level playing field for all businesses, the Armenian government has moved to abolish a preferential tax regime enjoyed by many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The pro-government mayor of a major rural community near Yerevan resigned on Monday two days after being reportedly involved in a violent dispute that left one person dead.
Several lawmakers from Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party, including Parliament Speaker Alen Simonian, have proposed an amendment that would require a number of law enforcement bodies to report directly to the National Assembly.
A new law adopted by Armenian lawmakers on Thursday allows retired army officers to return to military service preserving their state pension, a move that pro-government authors of the bill believe will help attract more mid-level and junior officers to the armed forces.
Armenian law-enforcement authorities have dropped criminal charges against one of the three exiled Nagorno-Karabakh mayors prosecuted by them after signaling support for antigovernment protests in Yerevan.
The ruling Civil Contract party is starting preparations for a fresh municipal election in Gyumri following a government crackdown on a local businessman whose bloc runs Armenia’s second largest city.
Armenian opposition leaders gathered in the parliament on Thursday to again condemn Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s administration for “denigrating” a 1990 declaration of Armenia’s independence which Azerbaijan says is the main obstacle to peace between the two nations.
Azerbaijan is rejecting Armenian proposals to sign a bilateral peace deal in possible preparation for a new military aggression against Armenia, a deputy chairman of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s party said on Wednesday.
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