Representatives of leading Armenian opposition parties believe the latest refusal by President Serzh Sarkisian to rule out the possibility of his occupying a top government post after the end of his second and final term in office in 2018 once again proves that last year’s constitutional reform was aimed at “eternalizing” his power.
A senior judge of Armenia’s Court of Cassation who upheld a controversial ruling in a Yerevan family’s property compensation dispute with the government has been urged to resign after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) challenged his conduct in a ruling described by some leading Armenian lawyers as “unprecedented”.
Wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukian, the founder and former leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party who quit politics under apparent government pressure in 2015, does not rule out his possible political comeback “if there is a need and demand for that.”
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian presented his newly formed cabinet’s plan of actions to the Armenian parliament on Thursday, reiterating its pledges to combat corruption and improve the country’s business environment.
The National Assembly overwhelmingly passed on Wednesday a package of amendments to Armenia’s Electoral Code which was worked out by the government and parliamentary opposition to minimize possible fraud in next year’s parliamentary elections.
Opposition lawmakers strongly criticized the Armenian government on Tuesday for seeking to criminalize the spread of untrue reports of serious fraud in next year’s parliamentary elections.
The three main opposition contenders of the weekend municipal election in Gyumri on Thursday warned the Armenian authorities against declaring a pro-government bloc its outright winner.
The Armenian National Congress, an opposition party led by former President Levon Ter-Petrosian, on Tuesday blamed vote buying and its own “tactical” mistakes for its poor showing in local elections held over the weekend.
Law-enforcement authorities will be empowered to investigate the origin of state officials’ wealth as part of the Armenian government’s latest anti-corruption measures, Justice Minister Arpine Hovannisian said on Friday.
The Armenian government pushed through the parliament on Thursday an amended version of a controversial law which it says will improve tax collection in the country.
The National Assembly began on Wednesday a final debate on Armenia’s controversial Tax Code which has been amended by the government after being strongly criticized by opposition lawmakers and business associations.
Armenian law-enforcement authorities will not investigate what Prime Minister Karen Karapetian has called an embezzlement of budgetary funds allocated for government officials’ travel expenses, Justice Minister Arpine Hovannisian said on Monday.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has insisted that it is satisfied with its performance in September 18 local elections despite being defeated in around three dozen communities across the country.
The National Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to appoint Armenia’s new prosecutor-general nominated by President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK).
Some members of an armed opposition group that seized a police station in Yerevan in July may soon be charged with killing three police officers during their two-week standoff with Armenian security forces, a senior prosecutor said on Friday.
The Armenian government has still not acted on its promises to fight against endemic corruption in earnest, the country’s leading anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday.
Armenia’s government has all but reached a new agreement with the opposition on legislation that will strongly affect the conduct and outcome of next year’s parliamentary elections, the ruling Republican Party (HHK) claimed on Thursday.
An Armenian opposition politician arrested after organizing rallies in support of a deadly attack on a police station in Yerevan is continuing a month-long hunger strike in protest against his controversial imprisonment.
Citing a general amnesty declared last week, authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh have dropped criminal charges levelled against four men in connection with a violent assault on a local opposition politician.
The Armenian authorities officially confirmed on Monday that they will not implement a recent agreement with the opposition that was supposed to ensure the proper conduct of next year’s parliamentary elections.
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