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Armenian Singer Entered Politics to Secure Culture Minister Portfolio: Opinion
Singer Shushan Petrosyan, who will be contesting a parliamentary seat on the ruling Republican Party of Armenia's (HHK) ticket, aims to...Read More »
Nearly Half of Dashnaktsutyun MPs Not in Party’s Election List
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun, or ARF-D) parliamentary faction leader Vahan Hovhannesyan at...Read More »
Opposition Party Pulls Out of Election, Calls it a ‘Performance’
The New Times party won't be running in the upcoming parliamentary election because it's a performance, said party leader...Read More »
Controversial Bill on Emergency Rule Passes 2nd Reading in Parliament
With 68 lawmakers voting in favor, a bill regulating the rule of law during a state of emergency passed its second reading in parliament this afternoon.Read More »
Dashnak MP Hopes Ruling Party MPs will Tire and Leave Parliament So Bill can be Defeated
The bill regulating rule of law during a state of emergency, the voting of which was postponed yesterday, will be put to a vote in...Read More »
Prosperous Armenia Party Didn’t Warn MP That He Wouldn’t Be on Election List
Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) MP Vardan Bostanjyan found out he wasn't on the party's list of election candidates only after...Read More »
French Police Corner School Shootings Suspect
French police surrounded a house Wednesday where a man suspected of a series of deadly shootings was holed up, claiming he...Read More »
Armenian President Congratulates Orinats Yerkir at Pre-Election Event
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at an event dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Rule of Law (Orinats Yerkir, or OEK) party on...Read More »
Witness in Artak Nazaryan Case Didn’t Agree to Signing Any Pre-Trial Statements
Two witnesses were examined in a Tavush regional court on Tuesday in the case of rifle platoon commander Artak Nazaryan, who died on a military base...Read More »
Prosperous Armenia Party Announces Parliamentary Candidates’ List
The Prosperous Armenia Party's political council meeting wrapped late last night, where the party's list of candidates running in the elections...Read More »