Internet speed in Armenia continues to grow at a mind-blowing pace. A direct indicator of this comes from the statistics provided …
U.S. slams Armenian by-elections amid raging indifference of voters
The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan on Thursday denounced as fraudulent a weekend by-election to Armenia’s parliament and urged the authorities …
One more pointless election over
January 10 saw another disgraceful elections in Armenia with violations, voter bribing and intimidation on the one side, and very …
Ter-Petrosian's surprisingly short speech and claim of victory
Former President Levon Ter-Petrosian’s speech was surprisingly short as he addressed the opposition rally on Friday in central Yerevan. The …
Podcast: Post-Election comments from bloggers
Yerevan municipal elections took place on May 31st. The preliminary results were published next morning. President Serzh Sargsian’s ruling Republican …
Republicans score a landslide win, Beglaryan "elected" mayor of Yerevan
Central Electoral Commission publicised the preliminary results of Yerevan’s municipal elections. Accordingly, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has received …
Key Elections in Yerevan
Armenia — Municipal elections have started in capital Yerevan on Sunday. Voters will elect an elderly council which will in …
Controversial Ter-Petrosian criticises Armenia-Turkey 'roadmap'
“In a damning indictment of Armenia’s rapprochement with Turkey, opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian accused President Serzh Sarkisian on Friday of …
Yerevan's Municipal Elections for Dummies
Elections of the local administration bodies of Yerevan city are scheduled on May 31, 2009. Given the size of Yerevan’s population (over 1 million according to official data on Yerevan municipality website ), which comprises one third of Armenia’s population, and the city’s economic significance (roughly 50% of Armenia’s economic activity is concentrated in Yerevan according to IMF data ), the upcoming elections can be compared to nationwide parliamentary or presidential elections.
"7 trial" pulled apart, "political" context stripped off
The controversial trial of ex-president Levon Ter-Petrosian’s 7 prominent supporters de-facto ended today – separated into isolated cases by the ruling of …