The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), which registered a convincing victory in last month’s parliamentary elections, has named candidates for leadership positions in the next National Assembly that will convene on Thursday.
Eight men elected to Armenia’s new parliament on the ticket of businessman Gagik Tsarukian’s alliance have challenged and invalidated his decision to give their seats to other candidates who ran in the April 2 elections.
Campaigning officially began on Friday for next month’s municipal elections in Yerevan which will pit the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) against two opposition groups led by relatively young politicians.
Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will reaffirm their mixed assessment of Armenia’s parliamentary elections in a final report that will be released within two months, a senior OSCE official said on Wednesday.
Four representatives of Armenia’s main ethnic minorities have been elected to the National Assembly under special legal quotas.
The governing Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said on Monday that it expects to extend its power-sharing agreement with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) despite winning a clear majority in the new parliament.
Armenian law-enforcement authorities said on Friday that they are investigating a reported violent dispute in Yerevan between activists of the ruling Republican Party (HHK) and an election candidate of businessman Gagik Tsarukian’s alliance.
Campaigning for Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections officially began at the weekend, with President Serzh Sarkisian expressing confidence that his Republican Party (HHK) will win them and remain in power.
Armenia should tread carefully in its efforts to forge closer ties with the European Union, a senior member of Russia’s State Duma said during a visit Yerevan on Friday.
The Armenian parliament voted on Tuesday to appoint former Energy Minister Levon Yolian as the new head of its Audit Chamber tasked with financial oversight of various government bodies.
One man was injured and several others reportedly questioned by police late on Thursday in what appears to be a bitter dispute two election candidates of the ruling Republican Party (HHK) of Armenia.
A pro-government lawmaker acknowledged on Thursday that some candidates of the governing Republican Party (HHK) provide material assistance to voters in the run-up to Armenia’s parliamentary elections.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has not been weakened by former Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian’s decision to leave it along with his entourage, a senior HHK member insisted on Wednesday.
The pro-government majority in the National Assembly rejected on Monday an opposition proposal to launch a parliamentary inquiry into the origin of assets belonging to senior Armenian officials.
Thirteen people close to former Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian joined him on Wednesday in leaving the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) ahead of parliamentary elections.
The governor of Armenia’s southern Ararat province widely seen as a stronghold of Hovik Abrahamian resigned on Tuesday one week after the former prime minister decided to leave the ruling Republican Party (HHK).
The Armenian government said on Thursday that it plans to launch a “free economic zone” near Armenia’s border with Iran before the end of this year.
Economic growth in Armenia will significantly accelerate this year after a sharp slowdown recorded in 2016, Minister for Economic Development and Investments Suren Karayan insisted on Thursday.
Former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian, who plans to challenge the government in upcoming parliamentary elections, on Monday rejected opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian’s view that that peace with Azerbaijan is vital for Armenia’s security and prosperity.
The Armenian parliament voted on Friday to allow its members to formally defect from political parties that helped them win parliament seats.
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