The opposition Zharangutyun (Heritage) party stepped up on Monday verbal attacks on other major political groups that have agreed to join forces with the stated aim of preventing serious fraud in next month’s parliamentary elections.
The opposition Zharangutyun (Heritage) party of Raffi Hovannisian on Friday effectively withdrew from an ad hoc structure that was set up by Armenia’s leading opposition forces and second largest governing party to fight against electoral fraud.
Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian praised the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) on Thursday, saying that it has caused a major rift within the country’s political leadership which will have “very important” implications for next month’s parliamentary elections.
Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian set conditions on Tuesday for his Zharangutyun (Heritage) party’s participation in a multi-party structure meant to combat possible fraud in next month’s parliamentary elections.
An independent election candidate has pulled out of the Armenian parliamentary race after being injured in a reported attack which his family blames on his main rival backed by President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK).
Two young men from the southern Armenian town of Armavir were seriously injured and hospitalized on Friday following a brawl which local residents linked with next month’s parliamentary elections.
Armenian opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian has accused the government of making preparations for electoral fraud by means of inflating the number of voters ahead of the May parliamentary elections.
Armenia’s main opposition group has challenged the country’s law enforcement over the accuracy of current voter lists after the police chief publicly vowed a more responsible verification process.
The main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) released on Thursday its lists of candidates for the May 6 parliamentary elections after weeks of intense discussions among about two dozen parties aligned in the bloc.
Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukian publicly criticized the Armenian government’s economic policies and hinted at his readiness to cooperate with the opposition as he launched his parliamentary election campaign over the weekend.
Former President Robert Kocharian has not been invited to this week’s pre-election congress of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) despite being widely associated with the junior partner in the country’s governing coalition.
Four small political groups aligned in the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) announced on Tuesday that they will boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections because of “serious disagreements” with the bloc’s leader Levon Ter-Petrosian and his entourage.
A man affiliated with a major Armenian opposition party was arrested after police claimed to have discovered “unprecedented” quantities of weapons in a Yerevan garage late on Wednesday.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) officially confirmed on Friday that President Serzh Sarkisian will top the list of its candidates to be fielded for the May 6 parliamentary elections.
A major opposition party aligned in Levon Ter-Petrosian’s Armenian National Congress (HAK) has given more weight to media reports about disagreements within the bloc over its list of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Opposition and civil society groups in Armenia do not trust government pledges to make the upcoming parliamentary elections free and fair, according to officials from the Organization and Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian insisted over the weekend that former President Robert Kocharian was not behind his decision to join the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) and thus enter the unfolding parliamentary race.
Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian has been formally admitted to the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) and could be among its top candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections, a senior BHK representative said on Thursday.
President Serzh Sarkisian and his junior partners in the governing coalition reportedly pledged on Monday not to undermine each other’s political parties in the run-up to Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
The number of Armenian soldiers who died in action and non-combat circumstances fell by 33 percent to 36 last year, Armenia’s chief military prosecutor, Gevorg Kostanian, said on Thursday.
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