Politics

“Movements can’t be led by pusillanimous people”

31.12.2011

– According to the Economist, compared to 2010 no progress of democratic record has been registered in Armenia in the current year and the country has once again been ranked among states with hybrid regimes. In your opinion, to what extent is this evaluation close to reality? – I don’t much care about the opinions …

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The way it happens with impotents

20.12.2011

People should not think that the government does not solve social problems because it does not want to. Such announcement was made by the head of the standing committee on economic affairs, RPA member Vardan Ayvazyan. “Does anyone ask us why we don’t increase salaries up to 10k dollars? We are doing all what we …

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War scenarios?

20.12.2011

Arayik Sargsyan, an expert of the Russian geopolitical academy, representative of candidate for Russian president Leonid Ivashov, said during a recent press conference that if they were allowed to take part in the elections on March 4, L. Ivashov would have great opportunities to be elected in the second phase. A. Sargsyan believes that in …

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It’s not excluded that the PA may suggest the RPA running with a joint list

20.12.2011

– Do you find the statement of the rector of Haybusak university Anahit Harutyunyan an accident, by which she argued if the PA goes against Serzh Sargsyan she will quit the party. Perhaps Harutyunyan is making such a statement forced by the government. – Anyone, who seemingly has a good rating, attracts such things. I …

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Wrong translation?

19.12.2011

World famous chanson singer Charles Aznavour, who is the Ambassador of Armenia in Switzerland, has refuted the misinformation published by the Russian ‘lifeshowbiz.ru’ web site, which has allegedly cited his words as saying the following “inner genocide is going on in Armenia, and the authorities are the ones responsible for it. I think it is …

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Changing minds back

19.12.2011

“I think that after that lesson there have been other lessons too,” said RPA member Razmik Zohrabyan concerning Gagik Tsarukyan’s announcement several months ago saying that he would speak more during the next lesson. Tsarukyan said that in answer to a question who would be the PA’s candidate during the presidential election 2013. “It seems …

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They will become brothers in the end

19.12.2011

Harutyun Mesropyan, expert of administration, says that during the coming months the political powers will have “confidential” meetings for the purpose of increasing their prices, as a result of which new alliances will come up. He says that political powers will make announcements, which will create confusion in the society. “On the one hand they …

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RPA deputy chairman Razmik Zohrabyan: Together with the PA president we will elect Serzh Sargsyan president of the country

19.12.2011

– The RPA has already made announcements concerning forming a pr-election headquarter. What works have been done for this purpose? – Elections are no news and these are the way of forming new government, which is a normal process. The society relates to elections normally; simply they have to make their opinion to vote for …

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He does not trust

16.12.2011

According to our information, following the resignation of the former speaker Hovik Abrahamyan from the parliament the head of the standing committee on state and legal affairs Davit Harutyunyan has been trying and doing his best to get that position. There are rumors that for this purpose he has even asked the former head of …

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New buildings to be built near Hrazdan stadium

16.12.2011

According to our information, the area adjacent to Hrazdan stadium, which has become a topic of active discussions in the society, has a new owner. According to well-informed sources, the former owner of the area Ashot Aghababyan has sold the area to Samvel Mayrapetyan, an owner of new elite buildings construction business, and the minister …

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