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Scores of troops, tanks, artillery systems and other military hardware paraded across Stepanakert on May 9 in one of the largest ever displays of Nagorno-Karabakh’s military power.
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Looks like Armenia is more or less content with the outcome of the parliamentary elections that took place on May 6.
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In an event officially called nationwide parliamentary elections held on May 6, Armenia’s ruling parties maneuvered their way into the country’s new parliament.
Armenia — Map of crowdsourced alerts on possible electoral fraud and violations from iDitord.org portal, 07May2012
I would say that the National Assembly elections held on May 6 in Armenia were the most calm and peaceful polls we have seen in the past 10 years. Mind you, calm and peaceful doesn’t mean democratic.
At least 144 people were transferred to Yerevan’s hospitals with burns and injuries after mass explosion of gas-inflated balloons during the pre-election concert and rally held in Yerevan’s main square by President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) late on Friday. Continue reading
Armenia -- President Serzh Sargsyan visits Mashtots park, Yerevan, 01May2012
In what seems to be a carefully choreographed performance ahead of this Sunday’s parliamentary elections, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan ordered the removal of kiosks assembled in a park in central Yerevan. In doing so, Sargsyan ended the 80-day standoff between the municipality and environmental activists. Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Armenia, Environmentalism, Mayor, President of Armenia, Sargsyan, Serzh Sargsyan, Yerevan
While it was evident, that the ruling Republican party would get the biggest amount of donations, it is rather surprising to see, that “Zharangutyun” (Heritage) party, which is currently the smallest opposition party in the National Assembly, comes second by the amount of donations received, surpessing even “Bargavach Hayastan” (Prosperous Armenia) party lead by Armenia’s richest tycoon Gagik Tsarukian.
This is one of those cases when numbers talk.
| # | Political party or coalition | Donations in AMD |
| 1 | Prosperous Armenia | 54000000 |
| 2 | Heritage | 72797400 |
| 3 | Armenian National Congress | 4599000 |
| 4 | Democratic Party | 255000 |
| 5 | Communist Party | 1400000 |
| 6 | Republican Party | 77876780 |
| 7 | Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) | 23148000 |
| 8 | United Armenian | 490000 |
| 9 | Rule of Law | 22613400 |
Since this is coming from Armnews TV, which is known to be linked with Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan, we can almost be sure, that his Republican party is pretty much content with getting 34 percent of the parliament seats, which will give them a clear majority in parliament if they also win most of the sits via majoritarian system, where in most cases Republican-backed oligarchs are contesting elections. Continue reading
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Internet speed in Armenia continues to grow at a mind-blowing pace. A direct indicator of this comes from the statistics provided by YouTube, according to which average download speed of videos from Armenia has reached about 3.2 mbps in March 2012.
Armenia -- Liberty square facing Armenia's Opera house in Yerevan, 27Feb2012
The roof of the underground parking facility built under Yerevan’s Liberty square has cracked less than two years after construction. Continue reading
