In an unprecedented warning, the United States said on Monday that it could blacklist individuals who committed serious irregularities reported during Armenia’s recent constitutional referendum.
Law-enforcement authorities have not yet arrested or charged anyone so far in connection with serious irregularities reported during Armenia’s constitutional referendum, Prosecutor-General Gevorg Kostanian said on Friday.
The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) on Thursday criticized Western powers for not explicitly challenging the official results of Sunday’s disputed referendum on President Serzh Sarkisian’s constitutional changes.
The United States and the European Union urged the Armenian authorities on Tuesday to investigate major irregularities reported during the weekend referendum, saying that is essential for the legitimacy of President Serzh Sarkisian’s constitutional reform.
The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) on Monday stood by its fraud allegations and demanded that the Central Election Commission (CEC) annul the official results of the weekend referendum on sweeping amendments to Armenia’s constitution.
Voting began on Sunday in a referendum on controversial constitutional changes that would turn Armenia into a parliamentary republic after President Serzh Sarkisian completes his second and final term in office in 2018.
President Serzh Sarkisian will not become prime minister or parliament speaker if Armenia adopts the parliamentary system of government in 2018, a leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) insisted on Thursday.
Prosecutors launched on Friday criminal proceedings against a pro-government election official who has allegedly tried to bribe an opposition colleague into turning a blind eye to fraud in Armenia’s upcoming constitutional referendum.
In a show of support for its main military ally, Armenia condemned on Wednesday Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane, saying that it undermined international efforts to defeat terrorist groups operating in Syria.
Armenian lawmakers may boycott sessions of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) if it adopts a pro-Azerbaijani resolution on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict criticized by international mediators, deputy parliament speaker Hermine Naghdalian warned on Tuesday.
Poverty in Armenia decreased in 2014 for the fourth consecutive year, the National Statistical Service (NSS) said on Monday, presenting the findings of its latest nationwide household income survey.
The United States will continue to finance humanitarian projects in Nagorno-Karabakh as part of annual economic assistance allocated by the U.S. Congress, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.
A senior U.S. State Department official sounded optimistic about the success of ongoing efforts to expand Armenia’s commercial ties with the United States at the start of a visit to Yerevan on Wednesday.
A new U.S.-Armenian intergovernmental body held its first meeting in Yerevan on Tuesday, discussing the implementation of a recent agreement aimed at boosting economic ties between the United States and Armenia.
The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) accused Education Minister Armen Ashotian on Monday of forcing the directors and teachers of public schools to promote President Serzh Sarkisian’s controversial constitutional changes among voters.
Membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) will earn Armenia significant benefits, Deputy Prime Minister Vache Gabrielian insisted on Friday, downplaying the worsening economic situation in Russia and other EEU members states.
Zhirayr Sefilian, a hardline opposition figure, accused the Armenian authorities of trying to intimidate opponents of their controversial constitutional reform after being summoned to a law-enforcement agency for questioning on Wednesday.
U.S. Ambassador Richard Mills on Tuesday renewed his calls for the Armenian authorities to fight against endemic corruption in Armenia, saying that it hampers economic development and democratization.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov added his voice on Monday to U.S. criticism of Council Europe lawmakers who approved last week a draft resolution that essentially endorses Azerbaijan’s position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) will not control the majority of seats in the country’s next parliament if President Serzh Sarkisian succeeds in enacting his constitutional changes, a senior government official said on Friday.
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