In a move which critics say is aimed at giving the ruling Civil Contract party a more comfortable majority in Armenia’s new parliament, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has annulled parliamentary election results in two precincts.
Billionaire Samvel Karapetian’s Strong Armenia alliance, the runner-up in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, demanded on Thursday the scrapping of their official results that gave victory to the ruling Civil Contract party.
Russia banned more food imports from Armenia on Thursday as the Armenian government offered greater financial aid to domestic farmers, agribusiness firms and beverage producers that will find new exports markets.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent on Thursday a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in connection with his victory in the June 7 Armenian parliamentary elections.
U.S. President Donald Trump has congratulated Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on his “decisive victory” in Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections.
An exiled activist from Nagorno-Karabakh arrested after publicly arguing with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian was set free on Wednesday on the 23rd day of his hunger strike in prison.
Law-enforcement authorities remained reluctant on Wednesday to explain why they brought new criminal charges against opposition leader Gagik Tsarukian without the Central Election Commission’s permission required by Armenian law.
Justice Minister Srbuhi Galian declined to clarify on Wednesday how the Armenian government will try to enact a new constitution demanded by Azerbaijan in the absence of a two-thirds majority in Armenia’s newly elected parliament.
Russia on Wednesday continued to question the official results of Armenia’s parliamentary elections and demand that the Armenian government choose between seeking to join the European Union or remaining part of a Russian-led economic bloc.
An exiled activist from Nagorno-Karabakh arrested on May 18 right after publicly arguing with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in Yerevan remained on hunger strike for the 22nd day on Tuesday.
Law-enforcement authorities have detained and indicted a Russia-based Armenian national who voiced fears of post-election unrest in Armenia when he arrived in Yerevan to vote in Sunday’s legislative polls.
Prosecutors reported new criminal charges against businessman and opposition leader Gagik Tsarukian on Tuesday just as his Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) scrambled to ensure its presence in the country’s new parliament through vote recounts initiated by it.
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