May, 2018

• 9 May

  

  “We Reject Taron”: Protest Planned near Yerevan Municipality

  The local self-government bodies are representative entities directly accountable to the local population. They are being formed as a result of elections, and not by the decision...
• 9 May

  USA, UK and Russia Congratulate Armenia’s New PM

  “I am pleased that a solution to the political situation in Armenia has been found, via negotiation and through the Parliament, and congratulate Nikol Pashinyan on his election as Armenia’s ...
• 8 May

  Several Government Officials Resign Amid Pashinyan’s Election

  Alexan Harutyunyan, the acting Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister, and Vladimir Hakobyan, the acting Assistant to the Prime Minister, were also dismissed upon their requests.
• 8 May

  

  “The victory is not about me being elected as a Prime Minster..”։ Pashinyan

  The victory is about you, it is about the fact that the decision is yours. It does not matter who will be the Prime Minister. All that matters is that from now on there is only one entity that...
• 8 May

  

  Nikol Pashinyan Elected as New Prime Minister (live thread)

  “The State is obliged to provide every soldier with everything, including quality food, clothing and hygiene items. It is even shameful that such an issue is on the agenda when it comes to the service...
• 7 May

  

  Armenian Oppositionist Released From Custody In Courtroom

  “Serzh Sargsyan, on whose request, as we believe, a criminal prosecution was initiated against Andreas Ghukasyan with such serious charges, resigned as a result of a nationwide pressure...
• 7 May

  2 Conscripts Shot Dead in Three Days in Armenian Army

  The body of conscript Levon Torosyan (born in 1999, Armavir) was found at around 07:30, on May 6 at a combat position of a military unit in Armenia's north-east. According to the Ministry of Defense...
• 6 May

  

  Protests at Yerevan School Lead to Resignation of Principal

  The protest against Azizyan kicked off on May 4: dozens of pupils alongside their parents and teachers, demanded the resignation of the principal, claiming that she had previously involved...
• 2 May

  

  Protests Paralyze Armenia Following Failed PM Elections (Live Thread)

  The whole country is paralyzed. All important roads are closed; residents of hundreds of villages and towns are in the streets. People everywhere are holding strikes and boycotts ...
• 1 May

  

  Republicans to Vote Against Pashinyan (Live Thread)

  You are right to say that for a very long time, since the very first day of the Karabakh conflict, our most serious national concern has been the possibility of imposing any...