Politics

“There are people, who represent the government before the lunch time, then they are the opposition,” Eduard Sharmazanov stated during an interview with “Azatutyun” radio station. To the question whether Sharmazanov meant PAP, he replied: “I mean everybody who tries to escape responsibility. One thing is for sure, there are no “incomplete” statuses in politics. …

Yesterday Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan again did not rule out the possibility of striking a new power-sharing deal with President Serzh Sargsyan after next month’s parliamentary elections. “I don’t know what will happen after the elections,” Tsarukyan told RFE/RL’s Armenian service (Azatutyun.am) when asked about the PA’s readiness to enter into a new coalition …

“The ruling party is the most tolerant in this phase,” said NA vice speaker Edward Sharmazanov to radio Liberty concerning the first part of the campaign. “Certainly the RPA does not go against anyone during this campaign and does not blackmail either,” said Sharmazanov commenting on a recent cases of blackmailing and other critics on …

“We are Armenians and we realize what Motherland is, how strong and attractive it is. We realize to what a great extent the land may pay back to its labors and we know the price of the land. Our nation has paid a high price for each pinch of the land. But before saying any …

Yesterday the ANC held the first demonstration in the framework of the pre-election campaign, which took place in the Freedom Square. During the past ten days compared to the ANC’s regional meetings with voters yesterday’s demonstration was more crowded and lasted much longer. The main impression from this demonstration was that the ANC leaders had …

In the framework of the pre-election campaign of Prosperous Armenia the leader of the party Gagik Tsarukyan met with voters in Yeghegnadzor. During a meeting with journalists he commented on Vartan Oskanyan’s announcements, which are usually refuted by the party, he said that the critics to the authorities were Oskanyan’s personal opinion. “We are not …

By the order of Shant TV company the Russian Center for Public Opinion Survey (RCPOS) has conducted a survey concerning the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia. In answer to question who they would vote for if elections were to take place this Sunday, 32% said they would vote for the RPA, 27% – for PA, …

“Nothing will be decided with these elections. Being a journalist and chief-editor of newspaper, I will continue being next to you. There is no trust and belief to anything, I know it, but my professional needs trust more than anything else. I can’t say words, for which I will not be responsible in the future,” …

After conducting pre-election campaign in 5 RA marzes, the ANC organized a rally in Yerevan. As usual, the ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan delivered a long speech. A few single-mandate candidates from the ANC, the party leaders of the parties included in the ANC, namely Hrant Bagratyan, Stepan Demirchyan, Levon Zurabyan, Nikol Pashinyan, Vladimir Karapetyan delivered …

“Even Gagik Tsarukyan got insulted about the accusations that he’s a formal person and the coalition is formal. Does it turn out that they had to follow a direction? Vardan Oskanyan is wrong. The coalition has never been formal. Even till now it is not formal. Such statements were made during the pre-election campaign,” yesterday …