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There is no need  to change parliamentary model, Pashinyan says

There is no need to change parliamentary model, Pashinyan says

Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said that the election program of the My Step block, the ideology of which is based on the program of the Civil Contract party, will be published tomorrow. At the same time, Pashinyan …

Armenia's parliament adopts 2019 government budget

Armenia's parliament adopts 2019 government budget

Armenia's National Assembly approved the government budget for 2019 at the meeting today. As many as 66 MPs voted for the budget, four voted against it and two abstained.   MPs from the Republican Party of …

Armenia's Cabinet meetings to be open

Armenia's Cabinet meetings to be open

Armenia's government approved at the Cabinet session its law initiative on making additions to the law on the makeup and activities of the government. In particular, this draft law proposes that the Cabinet meetings be held …

How much will Armenia's snap parliamentary elections cost?

How much will Armenia's snap parliamentary elections cost?

Armenia's government has approved a decision to allocate about 3 billion drams (about $6.1 million) for the preparation and holding of early parliamentary elections on December 9. The acting Minister of Justice …

Date of Armenia's new parliament first session revealed

Date of Armenia's new parliament first session revealed

The first session of the new Armenian parliament that will be elected in December 9 polls will be held on December 31, adviser to Armenian Prime Minister Mesrop Arakelyan wrote on his Facebook page. "The first …

Pashinyan takes vacation after dissolving parliament

Pashinyan takes vacation after dissolving parliament

Armenian Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is taking a short-term leave, he posted on his Facebook today. "With your permission, I will afford a short leave," ARKA cited him as saying. The acting …

Power vacuum in Armenia: parliament dissolved

Power vacuum in Armenia: parliament dissolved

The Armenian parliament has failed to elect only candidate Nikol Pashinyan as the country’s prime minister today, which means that a snap parliamentary election will be called. "No one voted for Pashinyan, no …

Pashinyan to hold parliamentary elections on December 9

Pashinyan to hold parliamentary elections on December 9

Armenia will hold snap parliamentary elections on December 9, acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today. "The election is not conditioned by the interests of Civil Contract or other party, the election is …

Pashinyan pardons every third prisoner

Pashinyan pardons every third prisoner

Armenia's parliament unanimously adopted the Pashinyan government's bill on amnesty in the first reading today. The republic's acting Justice Minister Artak Zeynalyan said the amnesty to be declared in …

Pashinyan remains only Armenia's PM candidate

Pashinyan remains only Armenia's PM candidate

Acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is the only candidate to head the Cabinet of Ministers,head of the information and public relations department of the parliament Knyaz Saroyan said. …

Yelk formally nominates Pashinyan as PM candidate

Yelk formally nominates Pashinyan as PM candidate

The Yelk parliamentary faction has nominated Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as a candidate for the post of prime minister, the head of the faction Lena Nazaryan said. …

RPA not to nominate Sargsyan for Pashinyan's position

RPA not to nominate Sargsyan for Pashinyan's position

The parliamentary faction of the Republican Party of Armenia will not put up its candidate for the prime-ministerial position, head of the faction Vahram Baghdasaryan said. The nomination deadline is 18:00 today. …

Armenian parliament to elect prime minister on October 24

Armenian parliament to elect prime minister on October 24

The election of Armenia's prime minister by the republic's parliament is scheduled for October 24, the National Assembly’s administration said.  In accordance with the Constitution, prime-ministerial candidates are …