Triumpher Pashinyan unwittingly "usurps" power
The power, with no serious counterbalance, sooner or later goes out of control
Gagik Tsarukyan
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Pashinyan: visionary or street populist?
The political death of the former ruling party, which had a majority in parliament a few months ago, was officially recorded
Tsarukyan gets rid of Prosperous Armenia deputies?
The head of the Prosperous Armenia Party, the largest party in Armenia, Gagik Tsarukyan said today that he would radically revise the list of candidates for deputies, with whom the party would participate in the early parliamentary elections …
Pashinyan and Tsarukyan agree on parliamentary election
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan signed a memorandum approving the idea of organization of early parliamentary election in December, Pashinyan …
Will Tsarukyan unseat Pashinyan?
Leader of Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan called on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to seek those counterrevolutionary people in his own team, commenting Pashinyan's statement …
Party deprives Sargsyan of last power
Several deputies decided to withdraw from the former ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), a source close the deputies said. "All those MPs who intend to leave the RPA faction are prominent businessmen. They plan to …
Will Armenian parliament vote for Pashinyan on May 8?
The Yelk faction is hastily collecting signatures of deputies to nominate Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister of Armenia, MP from Yelk faction Ararat Mirzoyan told the reporters. He didn't say how many …
Hrachya Rostomyan joins protests in Armenia
Armenia's acting minister of sport and youth affairs Hrachya Rostomyan has resigned due to the decision of the Prosperous Party to join the protest against the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. In …
Fourth president of Armenia: Elections without options
Now Armenia has a new president. Not hundreds of thousands, but 90 people voted for him. There's an opinion that he will remain president of these 90 people, since public reaction to these elections without alternative was pretty mild. Most …
“Tsarukyan” parliament faction to vote for Armen Sarkissian’s candidacy as next President of Armenia
The National Assembly (NA) “Tsarukyan” Faction will vote in favor of—Ambassador to UK—Armen Sarkissian’s candidacy as the next President of Armenia, News.am reports. NA …
Armenian Parliament passes amendments to judicial code after scandal
The Armenian National Assembly passed the amendments to the country's judicial code at the second and final reading. As many as 64 MPs voted for the bill. Yelk opposition faction and Tsarukyan bloc, are opposed to these …
Opposition sees EAEU as a lever to overthrow Sargsyan
According to the Armenian opposition, the justification for Armenia's withdrawal from the EAEU is a decline of socio-economic indicators, barriers to development of the economic relations with third countries
Armenian ruling party leading in elections, data from 64% of polling sites counted
President Serzh Sarksyan's ruling Republican Party appeared to have taken a clear lead in elections in Armenia on Sunday, an exit poll showed after having processed data from 64% of polling stations.. An exit poll put the Republican …
Bribery and violence are main trump cards of Sargsyan's party
Clashes between political forces, in which the leading role belongs to the ruling party, are becoming increasingly violent
Chairman of Armenian Control Chamber resigns
Chairman of the Control Chamber of Armenia Ishkhan Zakaryan has addressed speaker of the National Assembly Galust Sahakyan for resignation, the Deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Hermine …
Abrahamyan’s enterprises to undergo inspections - media
The Armenian authorities made a decision to launch inspections at the enterprises belonging to the Former Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan after he terminated of his membership to the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, the …
Will Armenian authorities become weaker after Hovik Abrahamyan leaves?
Never before in the history of Armenian-Russian relations did Russian Prime Minister hold meeting with former Armenian Prime Minister
Hovik Abrahamyan’s son to resign as mayor of Artashat - media
The mayor of Artashat, who is the son of the former Armenian prime minister Hovik Abrahamyan, Argam Abrahamyan, is going to resign in the coming days, ARKA reports with reference to the Zhamanak …
Gagik Tsarukyan returns to politics
Opposition Prosperous Armenia Party former leader and businessman Gagik Tsarukyan is returning to active politics, according to his today's statement. "Considering the internal and external challenges facing …
Armenia: Turbulent 2016
Political developments in the South Caucasus are now in the background
