Astghik Bedevian

Armenia - Supporters of the Prosperous Armenia Party attend an election campaign rally in Yerevan, 03May2012.

հունվար 09, 2013

Tsarukian Loyalist Told To Quit Presidential Race

A member of Gagik Tsarukian’s Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) who moved last month to run for president said on Wednesday that he is quitting the race to comply with the BHK’s decision not to nominate or endorse any presidential candidates.

Armenia - President Serzh Sarkisian (second from right) attends the presentation of a new book by pro-government MP Artashes Geghamian (C), Yerevan, 20Dec2012.

հունվար 07, 2013

Ex-Oppositionists Back Sarkisian’s Reelection

Two former Armenian opposition parties led by veteran politicians on Monday confirmed that they support President Serzh Sarkisian’s reelection plans.

Armenia - Levon Ter-Petrosian (R) and other leaders of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) attend a party convention in Yerevan, 22Dec2012.

դեկտեմբեր 27, 2012

Ter-Petrosian Bloc Opts For Election Boycott

The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) declared on Thursday that it will not field or endorse any presidential candidate after all, saying that changing Armenia’s government through elections has become impossible because of chronic vote rigging.

Armenia - Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian addresses a congress of the Armenian Pan-National Movement (HHSh) in Yerevan, 22Dec2012.

դեկտեմբեր 24, 2012

Ter-Petrosian Keeps Up Election Uncertainty

In what was his first public speech in six months delivered over the weekend, opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian declined to clarify whether he will run in Armenia’s upcoming presidential election.

Armenia - Opposition MPs Vartan Oskanian and Levon Zurabian address a demonstration outside the parliament building in Yerevan, 21Nov2012.

դեկտեմբեր 21, 2012

Opposition Meeting Wiretapping ‘Investigated’

Law-enforcement authorities launched on Friday a criminal investigation into the secret recording and publication of a revealing conversation between two prominent opposition politicians on the political situation in Armenia.

Armenia -- Parliament deputy Mher Sedrakian (R) threatens to assault journalist Mher Arshakian in the parliament, Yerevan, 19Dec2012.

դեկտեմբեր 20, 2012

Notorious MP Threatens To Assault Journalist

A notorious parliament deputy affiliated with President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has become embroiled in another scandal after threatening to beat up a journalist who asked him for comment.

Armenia - Deputies of the ruling Republican and Orinats Yerkir parties attend a parliament session, Yerevan, 03Oct2012.

դեկտեմբեր 19, 2012

Ruling Party Makes Concessions On Parliament Panel

The pro-government majority in Armenia’s parliament on Wednesday effectively abandoned its plans to end opposition control over one of its 13 standing committees.

Armenia - President Serzh Sarkisian (R) and Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukian attend a party conference in Yerevan, 3Mar2012.

դեկտեմբեր 10, 2012

Armenian President Meets Former Coalition Partners

President Serzh Sarkisian held separate talks over the weekend with the leaders of two former members of his governing coalition that could challenge him in Armenia’s upcoming presidential election.

Armenia - Deputies from the opposition Armenian National Congress attend a parliament session in Yerevan, 3Oct2012.

դեկտեմբեր 06, 2012

Parliament Rejects Opposition Antitrust Bill

The Armenian parliament rejected on Thursday a motion to demand sweeping government measures which its opposition minority believes would break up business monopolies and boost competition in the country.

Armenia - Deputies of the ruling Republican and Orinats Yerkir parties attend a parliament session, Yerevan, 3Oct2012.

դեկտեմբեր 05, 2012

Armenian Budget For 2013 Passed

The National Assembly passed on Wednesday Armenia’s state budget for next year that calls for a nearly 10 percent rise in government spending projected at 1.15 trillion drams ($2.84 billion).

Armenia - Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian at a news conference in Yerevan, 2Nov2012.

դեկտեմբեր 04, 2012

Sarkisian Names Reelection Campaign Chief

Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian said on Tuesday that he will manage President Serzh Sarkisian’s campaign in the upcoming presidential election and might again resign because of that.

Armenia - The pro-government majority boycotts a parliament session initiated by opposition factions, Yerevan, 21Nov2012.

նոյեմբեր 22, 2012

Opposition Bloc Seeks Court Ruling On Parliament Boycott

The Armenian National Congress (HAK) moved on Thursday to take the pro-government majority in Armenia’s parliament to court for thwarting a plenary session on an election-related bill drafted by the opposition bloc.

նոյեմբեր 21, 2012

Ruling Party Blocks Parliament Debate On Opposition Bill

The pro-government majority in Armenia’s parliament on Wednesday prevented a planned debate on an opposition bill which is meant to foster the proper conduct of next February’s presidential election.

Armenia - Members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and the Armenian National Congress demonstrate outside the parliament building in Yerevan, 28Feb2012.

նոյեմբեր 19, 2012

Armenian Opposition Forces Hold More Pre-Election Talks

Armenia’s leading opposition groups continued to negotiate on Monday on the possibility of joining forces ahead of next February’s presidential election.

France - Ethnic Armenians demonstrate outside the French Senate in support of a law criminalizing denial of the Armenian genocide, 23Jan2012.

նոյեմբեր 16, 2012

French Public Opinion ‘Against’ New Armenian Genocide Bill

A French-Armenian community leader has voiced concern that public opinion in France does not favor a new law criminalizing denial of the Armenian genocide.

France -- French President François Hollande (L) meets his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian at the Élysée Palace, 12 Nov, 2012

նոյեմբեր 12, 2012

Armenia, France Discuss Stronger Ties

Armenia and France accentuated their longstanding friendly relations and pledged to boost economic and political ties as their leaders met in Paris on Monday.

Armenia - Armen Rustamian, a leader of the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation, addresses a campaign rally in Armavir, 17Apr2012.

նոյեմբեր 08, 2012

Dashnaks Unveil Pre-Election ‘Agenda’

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) announced on Thursday that it will hold talks with other major political groups to try to drum up multi-partisan support for constitutional and other major changes which it believes should be enacted in Armenia.

Armenia - Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukian addresses a campaign rally in Yerevan, 21Apr2012.

նոյեմբեր 07, 2012

Tsarukian’s Party Proposes Constitutional Reform

In a move which it linked with the upcoming presidential election, the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) of Gagik Tsarukian effectively called late on Tuesday for a sweeping constitutional reform that would curb presidential powers and transform the country into a parliamentary republic.

Armenia -- The flags of the ARG national gas operator and its dominant Russian shareholder, Gazprom.

նոյեմբեր 06, 2012

Natural Gas Operator Becomes Armenia’s Top Taxpayer

The ArmRosGazprom (ARG) national gas distribution company has become Armenia’s leading corporate taxpayer this year due to a more than 40 percent surge in its tax contributions to the state, according to the latest government data.

Armenia - Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian at the National Assembly, 1Oct2012.

նոյեմբեր 05, 2012

Oskanian Again Summoned For Interrogation

Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian was again summoned to Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) on Monday in his continuing prosecution on charges which he considers politically motivated.