Armenia’s government and three major opposition parties have reached a new agreement to ensure live online broadcasts of voting and ballot counting in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Wednesday that it will hire 4,000 computer-savvy people to operate anti-fraud electronic equipment in all polling stations during Armenia’s April 2 parliamentary elections.
Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian’s Hamakhmbum (Consolidation) party is stepping up its efforts to form an alliance with other opposition forces for Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
Hundreds of Armenian heavy trucks and other vehicles remain stranded at a border crossing between Georgia and Russia due to heavy snowfalls that have kept the mountainous road essentially closed for the past two weeks.
Three Armenian opposition parties critical of Russia formally agreed on Monday to set up an alliance that will challenge the government in parliamentary elections slated for April.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) may enter into an alliance with other political forces ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, a leader of the party allied to President Serzh Sarkisian said on Wednesday.
Businessman Gagik Tsarukian looks set to resume his political activities at the helm of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), one of the main contenders in parliamentary elections due in April.
Three Armenian opposition parties critical of Russia have agreed to join forces and challenge the government in the parliamentary elections slated for April.
The Armenian government has wasted millions of dollars in budgetary funds as a result of selecting a private supplier of government-subsidized fertilizers to farmers without a tender, according to anti-trust regulators.
With less than five months to before Armenia’s next parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Karen Karapetian announced on Thursday his decision to join President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK).
Some Armenian opposition parties expressed readiness on Monday to join forces ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, while admitting that they are not yet close to forming such an alliance.
After years of criticism, Armenia’s government has decided to privatize a newly constructed expensive facility with whirlpool bathtubs, restaurants and tennis courts which was meant to serve as a “training center” for its tax officials.
The United States is unlikely to change its policy towards the South Caucasus after Donald Trump takes over as its new president, Armenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharian said on Thursday.
President Serzh Sarkisian on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, expressing confidence that U.S.-Armenian relations “will continue to develop dynamically” during his tenure.
Armenia’s and Azerbaijan’s foreign ministers have traded fresh accusations of obstruction of the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process ahead of their possible meeting in Germany early next month.
Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetian has instructed his cabinet to draft a bill envisaging criminal punishment for officials who become rich “illegally”.
A Russian low-cost airline affiliated with Aeroflot Group plans to start regular flights to Armenia beginning in late November, a senior aviation official in Yerevan confirmed on Thursday.
Armenia’s newly reshuffled government has released its policy program that pledges to help speed up economic growth through a tougher fight against corruption, better tax administration and “equal conditions” for all businesses.
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian on Thursday instructed three members of his cabinet to take measures that seem aimed at tackling possible misuse of public funds or corruption among government officials subordinate to them.
The governing Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) faced more opposition allegations of foul play on Tuesday after controversially installing one of its members as mayor of Vanadzor, the country’s third largest city.
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