Politics

There is clearly imbalanced media coverage on most broadcast media, including public television, before the official campaign period. The criticism was contained in the first interim report issued by the election observation mission deployed by the OSCE’s Warsaw-based Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). According to the report during the monitoring period before …

The first president held meetings with the residents of Kartchaghbyur, Vardenik and Yeranos villages. In Vardenis and Martuni villages he held rallies, which hosted thousands of people. Just like in past tours Ter-Petrosyan had several unplanned stops in such villages as Litchk, Tsovak, Lusakunk, Tsovinar. The residents of the mentioned villages would just block the …

Recently the chair of “Republic” party Aram Z. Sargsyan, who endorses Ter-Petrosyan, announced that they can say things about Artashes Geghamyan too, which will make him be shame and stay at home for weeks. “However, as he has sons and a wife, we will not say such things,” Aram Z. Sargsyan said. This announcement was …

Recently the police intruded into a campaign office of the former president Levon Ter-Petrosyan in the southeastern town of Kapan to forcibly seal it. The police evicted the employees of the campaign office from the office space. According to the former governor of Syunik and the head of Ter-Petrosyan’s campaign in Kapan Roman Navasardyan the …

If Armenian presidential elections were held next Sunday 43 percent of voters would cast their ballots in favor of Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyanan. It is reported by a latest public opinion poll commissioned by the Gallup Organization. Compared with the previous poll, conducted last December, Sargsyan has won over an extra 8 percent of popular …

In ten days after the official campaign period the ARF candidate Vahan Hovhannisyan organized a press conference and announced that he was not going to give up with his candidacy and give his votes to any other candidate. According to V. Hovhannisyan, the authorities are spreading rumors that the ARF is from their team and …

One of the participants asked the candidate to predict the outcome of the elections. “Everything has been and will be done to destabilize the situation in the country,” said Artashes Geghamyan and reminded about the quarrel in Aragatsotn region. “Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s team beat an army participant in front of policemen and no one interfered, they …

There were rumors that army general Manvel Grigoryan was endorsing Levon Ter-Petrosyan. However, deputy defense minister and the head of “Erkrapah” union Manvel Grigoryan is endorsing presidential candidate Serzh Sargsyan. Manvel Grigoryan’s son, deputy mayor of Echmiadzin city Karen Grigoryan and MP Hrant Grigoryan will be Serzh Sargsyan’s campaign managers in Echmiadzin city and the …

The public prosecutor’s office of Vanadzor has instituted legal proceedings connected with the case of destroying and damaging the property of “Legal State” party according to the provisions of Article 185/1 of the Armenian Criminal Code (destroying or damaging the property of other persons resulting in serious loss). Sona Truzyan, the general public prosecutor’s spokeswoman …

On Saturday president Robert Kocharyan referred to Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s announcement that “his biggest mistake has been inviting Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan to Armenia” and said the following: “He not only invited me but also asked me to come to Armenia. Definitely time will come and I will speak about it more and I will …