President Serzh Sarkisian will complete the formation of his new government by the end of this week, a senior member of his Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said on Monday.
The Armenian government announced on Thursday plans to enact a bill which it said will help to put an end to the long-running imprisonment of young men refusing military service on religious grounds.
Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian and all members of his cabinet tendered their resignations on Thursday to clear the way for the formation of a new government as a result of the May 6 parliamentary elections.
The European Union will officially open on June 19 negotiations with Armenia on a far-reaching free trade agreement that should significantly deepen the South Caucasus nation’s integration with the 27-nation bloc, it was announced on Wednesday.
Hovik Abrahamian is almost certain to become the speaker of Armenia’s newly elected parliament more than six months after unexpectedly resigning as chairman of the previous National Assembly.
A parliament deputy from the Orinats Yerkir Party, a junior partner in Armenia’s governing coalition, has effectively accused the ruling Republican Party (HHK) of buying votes to win this month’s parliamentary elections.
After months of relative stability Armenia’s national currency, the dram, has resumed its steady depreciation against the U.S. dollar, losing almost 4 percent of its nominal value since the beginning of this month.
The United States is continuing to press Turkey to unconditionally normalize its relations with Armenia, the U.S. ambassador in Yerevan, John Heffern, said on Wednesday.
The three political parties represented in Armenia’s outgoing government will sign a new power-sharing agreement after all, one of their leading members predicted on Tuesday.
Armenia’s two main governing parties have agreed in principle to form a new coalition government after winning the overwhelming majority of seats in the new parliament, one of their senior figures said on Monday. (UPDATED)
The latest parliamentary elections in Armenia marked a major step forward in the democratization of the country’s political system, John Heffern, the U.S. ambassador in Yerevan, said on Friday.
A grouping of Armenian non-governmental organizations criticized the government on Thursday for its handling of a multimillion-dollar project to upgrade the country’s road infrastructure.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) will likely contest next year’s Armenian presidential election with its own candidate, a leader of the opposition party said on Tuesday.
Armenia’s parliamentary elections marked an improvement over previous national ballots overshadowed by fraud allegations, the head of a grouping of Europe’s leading liberal parties said on Friday.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) indicated on Wednesday that it is ready in principle to form a new coalition government with other political forces despite cruising to a landslide victory in the weekend parliamentary elections.
Armenia’s largest vote-monitoring organization said on Tuesday that the weekend parliamentary elections were largely democratic despite various irregularities registered by its volunteers on polling day.
The three main challengers of the ruling Republican Party (HHK) accused the Armenian authorities of resorting to a “large-scale machination” and cast doubt on the legitimacy of the parliamentary elections just hours after the opening of the polls on Sunday. (UPDATED)
The Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) wrapped up its high-profile election campaign on Thursday with a rally in downtown Yerevan that was attended by tens of thousands of people.
Three of Armenia’s leading political groups could stage joint protests if the authorities falsify the results of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, a leader of the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) said on Tuesday.
A Spanish company will rebuild and expand more than 90 kilometers of major Armenian highways as part of a multimillion-dollar project to upgrade the country’s road infrastructure, officials said on Friday.
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