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Putin ‘Elected Russian President’
Vladimir Putin has been elected Russian president for the third time, exit polls suggest, after spending the last four years as...Read More »
Colleagues Praised Heritage Party: PHOTOS from Today’s Congress
On the fight against the Armenia-Turkey Protocols and the bill on emergency rule adopted in parliament, as well as the push to move to a 100% proportional representation...Read More »
Don’t Make the Various Civic Struggles About Party Affiliation, Urges Raffi Hovannisian
"We have to praise the active civic involvement of our generation, the fight waged for Teghut, the fight waged for Mashtots Park, the fight waged for ...Read More »
75-Year-Old Crooner is UK Eurovision Act for 2012
Engelbert Humperdinck is the oldest ever Eurovision contestant and if he wins, will be the UK's first victor since Katrina and the Waves 15 years ago.Read More »
MP Suggests Turkey’s Eurovision Contestant Sing in Armenian or Kurdish
Turkish MP of Kurdish origin Sirri Sakik has suggested Turkey's contestant in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku sing in Armenia or Kurdish.Read More »
MP Ruben Hayrapetyan Would Prefer Not to be Elected, But It’s His Party’s Wish
Football Federation of Armenia President and Republican Party of Armenia MP Ruben Hayrapetyan, meeting with journalists in the capital today, confirmed that...Read More »
Pak Shuka Roof was Being Demolished Without Permission: Yerevan City Hall
Without obtaining the required permission, Tiv 1 Shuka ("No. 1 Market") CJSC, the company currently renovating the famous Pak Shuka ("closed market") in...Read More »
Armenians in Russia Ask to Eliminate Visa Regime with Georgia
An association in Russia of Armenian expats from the Georgian region of Javakheti has called on the Russian authorities to eliminate visa requirements for...Read More »
Major Political Forces Attend Heritage Party Congress. Republican Party of Armenia Notably Absent
No representatives of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia were present at a congress convened by the Heritage party currently underway in... Read More »
Though Bill was Defeated, Dashnak MP was Glad Voting Passed Without Incident
"A noteworthy phenomenon was observed, since several lawmakers elected on the party-list basis [the majority system] even voted for the move to...Read More »