Politics

ARP member Ruben Hayrapetyan, in his interview given to radio Liberty, has approved the information published in our newspaper that the taxation services are inspecting eight companies owned by him, including the “Armenian Development Bank”, the knitted wear factory of Charentsavan, “Harsnakar” complex. The inspection has not been finished yet, however Hayrapetyan says that a …

Yesterday PM Serzh Sargsyan answered to journalists’ questions during his visit to the paper production factory, “Hayrenik” and “AR” TV companies of “Grand Holding”. PM Serzh Sargsyan said the following concerning Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s suggestion to clean up the “Augean stables” and his willingness to resign in three years after being elected, “Probably he thinks that …

Several prominent leaders of Armenia’s fragmented opposition were in no rush at the weekend to accept former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan calls to endorse his candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections. Appealing to a dozen potential opposition presidential candidates during a rally in Yerevan on Friday, Ter-Petrosyan said he will serve only three years to the …

“The National Unity” Party highly assesses Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s readiness to “serve as a tool to rid of the acting authorities,” the party leader Artashes Geghamyan told A1+. The party will likely utilize Ter-Petrosyan’s abilities to enlarge its arsenal. Presently, Geghamyan is concerned over another vital issue. “We condemn any attempt aimed at dividing the country …

Dear Compatriots: First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all the parties and civil society organizations whose leaders made announcements a little earlier supporting my candidacy. Some of them have been my and my administration’s harshest critics. Therefore, what makes them join us today on this podium is not their …

– Mr. Gasparyan, do you have a professional picture of how the presidential elections are going to proceed and the chances of psychologically affecting the voters? – I suppose that the old and new electoral bribing methods will be applied but we should also admit that it’s impossible to “attract” all the voters with the …

According to our well-informed sources of information, it is more than two weeks since the corresponding subdivision of the RA taxation services started conducting inspection at ARP member MP Ruben Hayrapetyan’s tricot factory in Charentsavan, “Armenian Development Bank” and “Harsnaqar” hotel and restaurant complex, MP Michael Baghdasarov’s “Mika Cement” company and Erebuni community head Mher …

Yesterday during a press conference ARF member MP Alvard Petrosyan said that Levon Ter-Petrosyan is not an invincible candidate. “I think that many questions were left without an answer after Ter-Petrosyan’s office, and the memory of people is still fresh,” said Alvard Petrosyan.

Yesterday the joint opposition branch organized a rally at the Freedom Square with participation of over 30 thousand citizens. During the rally Levon Ter-Petrosyan discussed the critics addressed to him and the existing authorities and came up with several sensational suggestions. “In three years after becoming president I am ready to leave politics forever, thus …

The secretary of NA “Heritage” faction, Styopa Safaryan says that the leader of their party, Raffi Hovhannisyan has other alternatives too than supporting Ter-Petrosyan or running himself. Answering to a question which one of the mentioned two versions Raffi Hovhannisyan would prefer Mr. Safaryan said, “I don’t think that Raffi Hovhannisyan has only these two …