October, 2015

• 5 October

  

  Tsarukyan Worried He Might Have Gotten Himself ‘Into Huge Mess’ by Promising to Buy Entire Grape Harvest

  The vinegrowers were evidently unhappy with the businessman’s statement; one of the farmers even dared to argue that Tsarukyan had been the one to promise to procure the entire produce. The former politician...
• 5 October

  

  Armenian Parliament Approves Draft Constitution

  With 104 MPs voting yes, the Armenian National Assembly approved on Monday the final text of the draft Constitutional amendments. The draft, which will subsequently be put to a referendum, received just ten objections and three abstentions...
• 5 October

  

  Police Intervene, Detain Dozens as Opponents Protest Constitutional Amendments in Yerevan

  Note, the final text of the draft Constitution has been submitted on October 5 to the parliament for a vote by the president-adjunct Specialized Commission on Constitutional Reforms. The constitutional amendments will be put to a referendum later in the year...
• 5 October

  

  Opposition MP Calls on Armenian People to Topple ‘Perpetuation of Sargsyan’s Power’

  “This is an antinational draft; it will push our people further to emigration and poverty. Turns out, it’s not enough for Serzh Sargsyan to remain in power until 2018; he wants to be [in power] eternally. It’s not enough that...