elections in Armenia

Why Pashinyan plans to hold early parliamentary elections?

Why Pashinyan plans to hold early parliamentary elections?

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is planning to hold early parliamentary elections in 2024, according to Armenian media reports. This decision was made by Pashinyan during a meeting of the ruling party a few days …

Pashinyan losing power in Armenia

Pashinyan losing power in Armenia

Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) convened today for an extraordinary meeting to review the preliminary results of the elections to the Yerevan Council of Elders.  The majority of votes were given to Nikol …

Ex-mayor Hayk Marutyan to run in Yerevan election

Ex-mayor Hayk Marutyan to run in Yerevan election

Former mayor of Yerevan Hayk Marutyan will run in the elections of the Yerevan Council of Elders, he announced in his social media video message. Marutyan said that he needs the country to flourish and the society to get out of …

Vahagn Khachaturyan elected Armenian president

Vahagn Khachaturyan elected Armenian president

Minister of the High-Tech Industry Vahagn Khachaturyan has been elected President of Armenia. He received a total of 71 votes in the second round. Khachaturyan, the only candidate nominated by the ruling My Step faction, failed to …

Armenia parting with Russia?

Armenia parting with Russia?

The attitude of Armenians towards Russia has seriously deteriorated over the past year, and the main reason was Moscow's reluctance to side with Yerevan in its conflict with Baku, Armenian political observer and journalist Hayk Khalatyan …

Pashinyan claims political crisis in Armenia is over

Pashinyan claims political crisis in Armenia is over

The political crisis in Armenia, which sparked on November 9, 2020, is over, Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Monday at a rally, dedicated to the victory at the snap parliamentary elections. According to Pashinyan, it is now possible to …

Pashinyan's party lacks 0.08% of votes to form government

Pashinyan's party lacks 0.08% of votes to form government

The Civil Contract party of the acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan did not get 0.08% in the early parliamentary elections to single-handedly form the government, getting 53.92%, the CEC reported after processing all 2,008 polling …

Electronic voting begins in Armenia

Electronic voting begins in Armenia

Some 650 Armenian citizens who have registered with the Central Election Commission (CEC) for electronic voting in the early parliamentary elections, slated for June 20, can cast their votes starting from today and until June 13, 8 pm, the …

Armenia After The Parliamentary Elections

Armenia After The Parliamentary Elections

On June 20, snap parliamentary elections will be held in Armenia. The move will ease tensions in the country but will fail to end political divisions and solve structural troubles such as poor economic situation, weak judiciary, and the …