The Armenian authorities replaced on Thursday two close allies of former Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian who held key positions in his native Ararat province.
A deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) deplored on Wednesday former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian’s claim that the country will risk violent unrest unless it undergoes “systemic changes.”
Former Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian has traded verbal barbs with President Serzh Sarkisian following his unexpected decision to leave the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) ahead of parliamentary elections.
Armenia will risk violent unrest unless it undergoes “systemic changes” as a result of the upcoming parliamentary elections, former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian warned on Thursday.
A senior member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) on Monday dismissed strong criticism of the country’s government that has been voiced by former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian.
Former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian will join a newly formed opposition alliance to participate in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections, one of its leaders, Vartan Oskanian, said on Friday.
Following his decision to return to politics, Gagik Tsarukian will again lead the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) founded by him, a senior member of the country’s second largest parliamentary force said on Wednesday.
Election experts from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have formally asked the pan-European body to monitor Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections after meeting with Armenian government officials, opposition politicians and civil society members.
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian admitted on Friday that he may not be eligible to stand as a candidate of the governing Republican Party (HHK) in Armenia’s forthcoming parliamentary elections.
Despite promising to clarify his political future last month, businessman Gagik Tsarukian has still not said whether he will resume his political activities and participate in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian may not be eligible to stand as a candidate in Armenia’s forthcoming parliamentary elections, the ruling Republican Party (HHK) acknowledged on Wednesday.
Just three months after being dismissed by the government, Suren Khachatrian, the controversial former governor of Armenia’s southeastern Syunik province, has also resigned as leader of the regional branch of the ruling Republican Party (HHK).
The secretary general of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on Thursday condemned as “provocative” an armed incident on Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan which left three Armenian soldiers dead.
Iran will increase exports of natural gas to Armenia and deepen broader economic ties with its Christian neighbor, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said during an official visit to Yerevan on Wednesday.
A senior re presentative of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) dismissed on Monday former President Levon Ter-Petrosian’s latest calls for Armenian concessions to Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, saying that Baku is not willing to reciprocate them.
Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian has expressed hope that former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian will stand in Armenia’s forthcoming parliamentary elections in an alliance with his party and other opposition groups.
Former President Levon Ter-Petrosian will top the list of candidates of his Armenian National Congress (HAK) in next year’s parliamentary elections, a senior representative of the opposition party said on Friday.
President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) on Thursday scoffed at plans by a group of prominent Diaspora Armenians critical of the authorities in Yerevan to monitor Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian assured opposition lawmakers on Wednesday that the Armenian government will not reverse a sizable reduction in the domestic prices of natural gas after next year’s parliamentary elections.
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.
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