No one in Armenia can force a change of government today, a senior government official said on Wednesday, reacting to opposition calls for an immediate handover of power.
The demand for early elections remains a “cornerstone” of the agenda of the three parties making up an informal coalition opposed to the current government, according to a representative of the trio.
Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian has dismissed opposition calls for an immediate change of government, saying that if such a change is to take place, it will not be through early elections.
Armenia’s three leading opposition parties campaigning against President Serzh Sarkisian have not yet worked out a plan of joint actions aimed at achieving “regime change” sought by them, a senior opposition figure said on Tuesday.
President Serzh Sarkisian did not bow to opposition pressure late last week when he decided to slow down a controversial constitutional reform planned by him, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) insisted on Monday.
The opposition Zharangutyun (Heritage) party of Raffi Hovannisian on Friday officially condemned as Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) which was formalized by President Serzh Sarkisian on October 10.
President Serzh Sarkisian appears to have delayed a key decision in the controversial process of constitutional reform initiated by him, citing the need for “additional discussions” with Armenia’s main political groups. (UPDATED)
A leading member of Gagik Tsarukian’s Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) on Wednesday reaffirmed its declared commitment to “regime change” but stopped short of demanding the conduct of fresh elections in the country.
Armenia’s three leading opposition parties said on Monday that they will again rally supporters in Yerevan on October 24 to push their demands for regime change and present a plan of actions for that purpose.
Businessman Gagik Tsarukian expressed readiness to run for president on Thursday ahead of a landmark anti-government demonstration that will be held by his Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) and two established opposition groups. (UPDATED)
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) is still not convinced that influential businessman Gagik Tsarukian and his political team have decided to campaign for President Serzh Sarkisian’s ouster, a senior HHK member said on Wednesday.
Gagik Tsarukian’s Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) and its opposition allies are concentrating on the prevention of sweeping constitutional changes in their joint effort to unseat President Serzh Sarkisian, a senior BHK figure said on Tuesday.
Armenia’s political leadership sees no serious threat to its hold on power emanating from nationwide rallies held by three leading opposition forces, a senior lawmaker from the ruling Republican Party (HHK) said on Monday.
Three leading political parties at odds with President Serzh Sarkisian rallied hundreds of supporters in the southern town of Ararat on Friday as they continued to prepare for a joint anti-government rally in Yerevan.
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian again met with representatives of market traders in Yerevan on Thursday as hundreds of them continued to demonstrate against recent changes in tax legislation which they say could ruin their businesses.
Armenia hopes that Greece will help it deepen relations with the European Union, President Serzh Sarkisian said on Tuesday after talks with his visiting Greek counterpart, Karolos Papoulias, on Tuesday.
Gagik Tsarukian’s Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) has moved closer to publicly demanding regime change in the country during its ongoing nationwide rallies staged jointly with two established opposition parties.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) on Friday defended the government’s decision to reinstate a notorious regional governor which has prompted outrage from the Armenian opposition, media and human rights campaigners.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) defended on Friday its readiness to support a radical constitutional reform planned by the authorities and rejected by other major opposition parties.
Current domestic challenges to President Serzh Sarkisian’s rule result from a political marriage of convenience between some oligarchs and politicians bent on “revanchism,” the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) claimed on Wednesday.
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