Politics

A strong pro-Russian competition has started in Armenia and both the opposition and authorities are doing their best to prove their loyalty to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. While the politicians were discussing the announcement of ANC member and representative Lyudmila Sargsyan, which was addressed to the Diaspora in Russia and in which she said a slogan …

The PA’s action in the parliament, as a result of which the bill on cash transactions proposed by the government was failed, showed that a new phase of pre-election campaign was starting. It is a fact that this was the strongest hit to the RPA during the time on power and they will not forgive …

Yesterday Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan answered journalists’ questions in the National Assembly. – Mr. Prime Minister the National Assembly did not adopt the draft legislation about “Limited Cash Transactions” and the Prosperous Armenia imposed a boycott. How would you comment on the PA excuses, as per which that legislation would affect the poor people’s pockets …

Yesterday the NA launched the discussion of the law on emergencies proposed by the government. The MPs discussed what the law entitles, anticipates, what restrictions it contains and what functions the law-enforcing bodies have during curfews. The bill anticipates the use of defense forces during curfews and defines the cases when the army can be …

While the coalition powers assure the society that everything is fine with their cooperation after every meeting, yesterday there was an incident in the parliament, which shows that the coalition is on the edge of falling. The government’s bill on adoption of procedures for “cash transactions” was failed in the parliament because of the missed …

“All we are liberals, the numerous people in our party are loyalists of liberalism. And we believe that in the political life of Armenia liberalism has stepped back,” said the president of Liberal Democrats party Khachatur Kokobelyan during a meeting with journalists. Meanwhile he said that the politicians that established the party had been in …

Yesterday journalist of Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper Haik Gevorgyan was set free from the Nubarashen plenipotentiary. He was chosen to sign a pledge not to leave the country. For your information, on February 3 the police arrested H. Gevorgyan with the explanation that the journalist had been searched since January 23 under the articles 241/1 (violation …

For the first time since the establishment of the Free Democrats party the president of the party Khachatour Kokobelyan organized the first conference yesterday. Even though Kokobelyan and a number of other representatives of the party have given interviews, journalists were interested to ask their questions personally. Below are the main questions and answers raised …

Yesterday some people in casual clothing (not a police uniform) attacked on Hayk Gevorgyan, Haykakan Zhamanak daily journalist, and took him in unknown direction. Later, it came to be known that Hayk Gevorgyan was taken to Nubarashen Penitentiary. The reason was nonsense, to put it mildly. Since January 23 Hayk was known to be under …

Yesterday the rumors of the arrest of Haykakan Zhamanak journalist Haik Gevorgyan were spread in the media at the lightning speed.  At first, it became known that people in civilian clothes (who, as it turned out, the police) arrested him in his yard and he was taken to an unknown direction. The police then provided …