Politics

Proportional lists almost known

23.01.2007

Even though there is much time before the elections, the electoral lists of parties are almost ready and hardly may be changed before the elections. The problem is that the members of those parties don’t participate in the process of making those lists and including candidates in them and usually they learn those names unexpectedly …

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Not alliance but unionization

23.01.2007

Recently the official newspaper of the Constitutional Right Union, which closely cooperates with the Alliance party published a very interesting information. According to the information of the newspaper “a number of parties are planning to make announcements, according to which they are not going to participate in elections and are petitioning other parties to give …

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What do they want from someone who doesn’t have anything?

23.01.2007

Perhaps it’s no secret that the Armenian authorities and the opposition don’t have high ratings in Armenia. Whereas usually administrative resources and experts in drawing numbers help raise the ratings of the authorities and as a result help them win the elections, at first sight the opposition is helpless. I say at first sight because …

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Will the State Secretary affirm Hoagland?

23.01.2007

The issue of affirming Richard Hoagland for the post of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia is currently in the hands of the U.S. State Secretariat. “ArmenPress” states that according to Armenian National Committee press correspondent Elizabeth Chuldjyan, now there is nothing left to do but wait and see what decision the Bush administration will make. Based …

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There will be more isolation

23.01.2007

The “Jane’s” information group released an insight, predicting that in 2007, Armenia will most probably be more isolated from the South Caucasus region. “This year, there may be serious changes in Russia’s line of conduct towards the South Caucasus because Azerbaijan’s energetic resources and Georgia’s continuous strive towards the West help the two break free …

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Alone

23.01.2007

“…It’s impossible not to take note that in this project of creating a “variety of centralized occupations” for “all individuals” by the “governing individuals” in the “government of individuals”, the internal (i.e. social) and international integration components are pushed to the background.” If any villager of Armenia considers me as a citizen, better yet, a …

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Little Vahan

21.01.2007

Yesterday the head of the Armenian Communists’ Party, Ruben Tovmasyan said concerning Vahan Hovhannisyan’s statement about Lenin and Hitler, “Little men can’t speak about Lenin. They have photos with Hitler, they hugged him, kissed him, drank good drinks, due to them could create the Armenian legion to struggle against the Soviet Union, included Armenia. And …

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Don’t solve issues through mockery

21.01.2007

This is the statement made yesterday by the chairman of the Prosperous Armenia Party, Gagik Tsarukyan as a response to announcements of the chairman of the National Unity Party, Artashes Geghamyan, where he gives unreasonable reasons why Tsarukyan established his party. According to National Unity leader Artashes Geghamyan alleged earlier that Tsarukyan set up his …

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They can’t become 5-th troop

21.01.2007

The head of the foreign affairs faction, ARF member Armen Rustamyan has given interview to “Azatutyun” radio station and said that it is not excluded that following the upcoming parliamentary elections their party may become opposition. “There are two reasons why ARF may not take part in forming government. First, if ARF and the international …

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On February 15th

21.01.2007

The third out-of-turn conference of the “Prosperous Armenia” political party will take place on February 15 in the Sessions hall of the Government building. This is what head of the press department of the party Baghdasar Mheryan told Radio Liberty. According to Mheryan, the conference agenda includes the confirmation and approval of the newly edited …

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