Politics

“In 1996 many people have made electoral violations under his leadership (Levon Ter-Petrosyan) and order. But in case of arrest we will both be arrested because he taught us and we did,” said the head of the Erebuni community of Yerevan Mher Sedrakyan (Mher of Tokhmakh) when answering the question of a reporter of the …

RA Presidential candidates Aram Karapetyan and Raffi Hovhannisian were deprived of the opportunity to run because Karapetyan was refused to be handed with necessary documents about his 10-year permanent residence in Armenia and Hovhannisian was refused to be handed with a certificate on his 10-year citizenship of RA. No matter how surprising it is the …

Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, who is in Brussels on a working visit, met today with the EU High Commissioner Xavier Solana. During the meeting Xavier Solana welcomed the visit of the Armenian prime minister to Brussels and noted that it is taking place on right time when presidential elections are going to take place …

On December 8 another oppositional rally took place in the Liberty Square, which united thousands of people. Of course, the axis of the rally was the speech of the first President of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, which you can read on other pages of our newspaper with certain cuts.  Besides Ter-Petrosyan the former Minister of Foreign …

Yesterday the chairperson of the People’s Party and the President of ALM Tigran Karapetyan assured that his “campaign ads are going to have a more positive essence. He is going to use roses, other flowers, pretty episodes and kind videos.” The potential candidate will also use the paid minutes of other TV companies, will place …

During the press conference held yesterday political scientist, director of CMI Alexadr Iskandaryan said that it is too early to make any predictions about elections. According to him on the eve of the holidays, the internal political life will become quiet and the real pre-election campaign will start only after the second half of January. …

During a recent opposition meeting former president Levon Ter-Petrosyan discussed issues concerning privatization, namely what has been privatized by the existing authorities. By the way, it doesn’t matter that some of the mentioned processes have started during his tenure. Obviously he says that the existing ones are bad, and they are good. He didn’t say …

During his interview to A1+ the former Advisor to the President of NKR, candidate of Armenian Presidential elections Arman Melikyan said that at present there is no presidential candidate, who will be able to solve two crucial issues – resolution of NKR conflict and fight against corruption. According to him on February 19 the past, …

The prediction is the following, “On February 20 we will have a very powerful president of the country with a great number of votes. However only the behavior and treatment of other parties can decide the further state of other parties. I don’t mean their behavior to us but to our people,” yesterday said RPA …

“There won’t be any long-term observation of February 19 presidential elections,” Abram Bakhchagulyan, CEC secretary, told during a news conference. OSCE observers will arrive in Armenia on a short-term election mission. “CEC invites all international organizations and the ambassadors of the countries with which we cooperate,” Bakhchagulyan said. He also said the list of organizations …