A senior member of businessman Gagik Tsarukian’s political alliance on Thursday spoke out against opposition demonstrations that could follow President Serzh Sarkisian’s possible decision to stay in power after completing his final term next April.
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said on Thursday that he may still hold a planned meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov this month despite the latest upsurge of ceasefire violations around Nagorno-Karabakh.
Bako Sahakian, Nagorno-Karabakh’s president, looks set to remain in power for at least three more years after controversial constitutional changes that were enacted earlier this year.
Armenian law-enforcement officials could now be held accountable if their decisions fall foul of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Prosecutor-General Artur Davtian said on Thursday.
A third court hearing in the trial of radical opposition members who seized a police station in Yerevan last year lasted for only several minutes amid chaotic scenes on Wednesday.
A leader of the opposition Yelk alliance warned on Wednesday that it could stage street protests if President Serzh Sarkisian decides to become Armenia’s prime minister after serving out his final term next April.
Despite a significant increase in Armenia’s foreign debt, the authorities in Yerevan will not struggle to repay it in the years ahead, Finance Minister Vartan Aramian insisted on Monday.
In what amounted to a vote of confidence, Armenia’s parliament formally approved on Thursday a new policy program of Prime Minister Karapetian’s cabinet that promises faster economic growth and poverty reduction.
Justice Minister Davit Harutiunian dismissed on Wednesday opposition speculation that Armenia may be pressurized by Russia to abandon a planned agreement on deepening its political and economic links with the European Union.
Zaruhi Postanjian, an outspoken opposition politician, lashed out at the opposition Yelk alliance on Friday, saying that it was created by the Armenian authorities to weaken their genuine political opponents.
A senior representative of Gagik Tsarukian’s political alliance said on Thursday that it will push for major amendments to the Electoral Code that would change the existing system of electing Armenia’s parliament.
A leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) was full of praise on Wednesday for a new policy program drawn up by Prime Minister Karen Karapetian’s cabinet following recent parliamentary elections.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) insisted on Friday that a parliament deputy representing the pro-government party was misunderstood by media when he objected to the introduction of a legal framework for whistleblowing in Armenia.
After making a last-minute concession to its opposition minority, the Armenian parliament unanimously approved on Thursday government plans to set up a new body tasked with combatting corruption in the country.
People serving prison sentences in Armenia often lack access to adequate health services and have to turn to their cellmates for medical assistance, the country’s human rights ombudsman said on Monday.
Armenian law-enforcement authorities’ long-running practice of routinely keeping criminal suspects in custody may put them at odds with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), former Prosecutor-General Gevorg Kostanian warned on Thursday.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) on Wednesday declined to clarify whether Karen Karapetian will remain the country’s prime minister after President Serzh Sarkisian completes his final term in office next April.
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian has moved to abolish one of the ministerial positions in his new cabinet which is being formed as a result of last month’s parliamentary elections.
President Serzh Sarkisian’s ruling Republican Party of Armenia, which enjoys a majority in the current parliament, will also dominate a new body to be established in it as part of the recent reform.
The opposition Yelk faction in the Armenian National Assembly claimed on Monday it was deprived of the opportunity to lead a standing committee following what the alliance of three parties believes was an unfair approach shown by the parliament majority.
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