Politics

On Sunday Armenia’s main opposition alliance decided to contest the forthcoming municipal elections of May 31 in Yerevan and nominate its top leader, former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, as its candidate for the post of city mayor. The decision, which should shape political developments in the country in the coming months, was announced after Ter-Petrosyan’s meeting …

The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs plan to pay a working visit to the regional countries before the forthcoming meeting of the Presidents of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, announced French co-chairman Bernard Fassier. According to him they have not yet fixed the exact date of the meeting as some other things should be …

Perhaps for the opposition the slogan “Levon President” was very pleasant. However what surprises the opposition comes up with? The Mayoral elections of Yerevan due May 31 constrain more realistic formulation of the opposition slogan by making it “Levon Mayor.” At any rate something happened, which may for a long time violate the protracted tranquility …

“It is clear that if Levon Ter-Petrosyan agrees to be the first in the oppositional list of candidates for mayor and community councils of Yerevan it is the best solution for the congress because it is the only option that may result in victory. In other words, strong candidate in the first place multiplies the …

On Saturday the political board and central office of the Armenian National Movement organized a session, as a result of which a decision was adopted to nominate first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan in the first place of the ANC proportional lists during the upcoming mayoral election in Yerevan. The mentioned news surprised the coalition powers and …

Photo journalist of Aravot and Chorrord Ishkhanutyun newspapers has been beaten up by the head of Bryusov university security service Karen Mirijanyan, who works for Guardman Mobile Ltd. The students of the mentioned university were striking at the office of Miasin initiative to demand proofs for their allegations that a number of lecturers were corrupt. …

It is really impossible to look for and find a reason why the government should establish a Public council. The media has covered this issue and numerously reported that there is no logical explanation why to establish such council, thus people don’t like the idea of informing the president about their problems or moods through …

Yesterday the court litigation of the case of seven entered a new phase. Political prisoner Grigor Voskerchyan, whose state of health drastically deteriorated in the previous court hearing, petitioned a doctor’s aid. But the Judge in the case, Mnatsakan Martirosyan (Matso) ignored the defendant’s complaints and didn’t even give him a chance to explain everything …

– Mr. Danielyan, you are already aware of the revision of articles 225 and 300 of the criminal code of Armenia and the conclusion of the Venice Commission regarding that matter. In your opinion how will these amendments reflect the case of the detainees of March 1 as well as the suspects of the case …

Yesterday, the board session of Millennium Challenge Account-Armenia (MCA-Armenia) took place chaired by the Armenian Prime Minister Tirgan Sargsyan. According to the information disseminated by the PR department of the government the board discussed and approved the 11th application submitted to the MCA, which includes the proposal, package of attached documents, quarterly and annual reports, …