Yerevan mayor not elected
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 …
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Date of Yerevan mayor election revealed
Elections of Yerevan mayor will be held on July 16, according to the decision of the Yerevan Council of Elders with 35 votes 'for', 11 'against' and one abstention. The date was offered by the Republican Party of …
Pashinyan signs decision on making election law reforms
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has signed a decision on forming an electoral legislation reform commission. According to the program of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the new working …
Pashinyan promises to hold parliamentary elections in Armenia within one year
Early parliamentary elections in Armenia will be held within one year, the republic's prime minister Nikol Pashinyan said. "This term is necessary to allow political forces that were not ready for the …
Pashinyan urges to hold snap parliamentary election this year
Early parliamentary election in Armenia should be held this year, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said. Asked about the timing of early parliamentary election, he said: "I think, this year." …
Nikol Pashinyan becomes head of Armenia
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 …
Republican Party of Armenia makes single statement (VIDEO)
The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) held a meeting during the break in parliament’s special session. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, head of RPA faction Vahram Baghdasaryan said they had made a single …
Armenian president urges political forces to show civic responsibility
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 …
Pashinyan nominated for Armenian PM's post
Ararat Mirzoyan, a member of the Armenian Yelk parliamentary group, has nominated Nikol Pashinyan, an opposition figure who has been leading protests in the country, as a candidate for prime minister during the special session of …
Armenian opposition leader’s supporters gathering in Yerevan ahead of voting
Hundreds of supporters of Armenia’s opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan are gathering on Republic Square in downtown Yerevan ahead of the parliament’s election of the new prime minister on Tuesday. Addressing …
Armenian prime minister to be elected on May 1
The Armenian parliament will elect the country’s new prime minister on May 1, the republic's parliament speaker Ara Babloyan said. "On May 1, the country’s parliament will hold a special meeting to …
Armen Sarkisyan assumes office, Serzh Sargsyan steps down
Fourth Armenian president Armen Sarkisyan has taken office at a special meeting of the National Assembly (parliament) of the republic today. The third president Serzh Sargsyan stepped down and the country …
Expert on elections in Armenia and Azerbaijan
The political analyst from Berlin spoke with Vestnik Kavkaza about the political processes in the South Caucasus republics on the eve of the elections there
ZDF: Armenia has lost its future
A German public-service television ZDF broadcasted a reportage about the uncomfortable truth of modern Armenia
Armen Sarkisyan becomes Armenia's 4th president
Armenia’s National Assembly chose Armen Sarkisyan as the country’s new president by a large margin. A former prime minister who once served as the country’s ambassador to Britain, was elected to serve …
Armenia parliament elects president out of sole candidate
Armenian lawmakers in the National Assembly are electing a president to succeed Serzh Sargsyan. The sole candidate for the mostly ceremonial presidential post is an ambassador to the United Kingdom, Armen …
Sargsyan to become Armenia's president
Armenia's President and head of the Republican Party, Serzh Sargsyan, at the meeting with Armen Sargsyan, the country’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, offered him to be presidential candidate from his party.
Does Serzh Sargsyan let it slip about post of Prime Minister?
Serzh Sargsyan let it slip about assuming the post of Armenia's Prime Minister after leaving the post of President. During a consultation at the presidential residence, he said: "We’ll see, already in the …
Local elections held in a number of Armenian provinces
Local self-government elections are held in a number of regions in Armenia on Sunday, News.am reports. The elections will be held in 317 communities of Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Syunik and Tavush provinces. In 22 of them only …
Armenia´s Landmark Electoral Code Curtailed
The government had realised that the new rules could have had catastrophic consequences
