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 …
Armenia’s National Assembly did not elect prime minister today, paving way for its dissolution. The only nominated candidate was the acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, nominated by Yelk alliance. Lawmakers …
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. …
The Yerevan city council’s session, at which a new mayor was to be elected, failed today, since the number of the present members of the council was not enough to do that. There are three factions in the council. The …
Exodus from the Republican faction puts an end to its decade-long hegemony — and opens a path to a snap election.
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 …
Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan has made all of the appointments to the country's new government, the president's office said. Sarkisyan appointed the country's Permanent Representative to the United …
Armenia’s parliament elected opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan as the country’s new prime minister. In a vote in parliament today, 59 lawmakers backed Pashinyan’s candidacy, including some from the ruling …
Armenia's new power in the person of Nikol Pashinyan - a young Yerevan politician, a member of the first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan's team and an indefatigable fighter with the rule of the Karabakh clan of Robert …
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 …
The head of the Yelk parliamentary faction, the opposition leader and the only candidate to become prime minister of the republic, Nikol Pashinyan, speaking with the Russian media, said that he intended to act "gently" …
Vahram Baghdasaryan, head of the parliamentary faction of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, said against the background of today's global protests in the republic that the RPA agrees to vote for the candidate who will gain the majority …
Supporters of Armenian opposition broke into the buildings of mayor’s offices in Gyumri and Maralik. The protestors demand that the heads of local administrations join the opposition, according to local news portals. "We …
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan has called on his supporters to block all roads and airports across the country on May 2. "I call on you to block all airports and roads across the country starting from …
Armenian president Armen Sarkisyan issued a statement, addressing the nation on the day when the parliament is set to elect a new prime minister. "At this decisive moment I call on all members of the National …
Representatives of the Armenian opposition have blockaded several streets and intersections in Yerevan, continuing a protest action against the nomination of former President Serzh Sargsyan as candidate for prime minister of …
In the new year, Armenia’s political spring kicks off in the middle of winter - on January 15 - as the National Assembly (parliament) starts working next week already, and since February the country proceeds to the parliamentary system. …
The opposition bloc Yelk invites Armenian citizens to take part in a march against price hikes, the bloc's head Nikol Pashinyan wrote on his Faceboook page. The march is scheduled for January 19 and starts at 17:00 …
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 …
Armenia's National Assembly rejected the opposition Yelk faction’s draft statement on the need for Armenia to withdraw from the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). A total of 76 MPs voted against and solely 6 …
