Ruling Civil Contract party wins 8 of 18 local elections
By Mark Dovich Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party won eight out of 18 municipal elections held…
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Close Pashinyan ally to be put forward as Yerevan deputy mayor, city councilors say
By Mark Dovich Tigran Avinyan, a close ally of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan who served as deputy prime…
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Armenia gets new chief of general staff of army
Edvard Asryan was appointed as the new chief of the general staff of Armenia’s armed forces. The position…
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Ruling party backs down on threat to expel opposition
By Mark Dovich Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party backed down Thursday on a threat to expel nearly…
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Opposition lawmakers removed from leadership posts in parliament
By Mark Dovich Armenia’s parliament voted 66-0 at a special session Friday to remove two prominent…
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Artsakh will be without gas for one week
Armenia and Azerbaijan are managing to bring their positions closer on many issues related to the opening…
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Ruling party begins process to remove opposition lawmakers from leadership posts in parliament
By Mark Dovich Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party began the process of removing two prominent opposition…
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Ruling party boycotts special parliamentary session, denying opposition quorum
Armenia’s political opposition failed to secure a quorum at parliament, meaning they could not vote…
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Pashinyan talks POWs, enclaves, Karabakh status in parliament speech
By Mark Dovich Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan touched on several key points of contention in…
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Yerevan mayor ousted amid apparent countrywide crackdown on local-level opposition
By Mark Dovich Yerevan mayor Hayk Marutyan was ousted at a city council vote Wednesday and replaced…
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