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Hovhannisian Disperses Supporters for A Day Following a Meeting With Sarkissian

Posted on February 21, 2013 by | 2 Comments

 

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Nothing Exciting: A Preview of Armenian Elections

Posted on February 18, 2013 by | 1 Comment
Armenia -- Photos of presidential candidates at a polling station ahead of Elections 2013, 17Feb2013 | Photolur photo via Azatutyun.am

Armenia — Photos of presidential candidates at a polling station ahead of Elections 2013, 17Feb2013 | Photolur photo via Azatutyun.am

Armenia is heading to the polls today. Reluctantly. Everyone I’ve talked to is sure that the incumbent president Serzh Sarkissian is going to win his second term. Yet not one of those people said they’ll vote for Sarkissian… Continue reading →

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When The Media Choose Their President

Posted on February 12, 2013 by | 2 Comments

“A1plus” TV has put together a great review of media coverage of presidential campaign held in Armenia in the past 20 years. Continue reading →

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A Laughing-stock Hayrikian Takes Back Election Delay Claim

Posted on February 11, 2013 by | 5 Comments
Armenia - Presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikian speaks to journalists after asking the Constitutional Court to postpone the February 18 presidential election by two weeks, Yerevan, 10Feb2013.

Armenia – Presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikian speaks to journalists after asking the Constitutional Court to postpone the February 18 presidential election by two weeks, Yerevan, 10Feb2013 | Photolur via Azatutyun.am

Armenian presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikian withdrew his appeal to the Constitutional Court to postpone the upcoming election one day after he filed the said appeal. Continue reading →

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No Surprise There: Serzh Sarkissian Is The Richest

Posted on January 23, 2013 by | 3 Comments
Armenia -- President Serzh Sargsyan makes a speach during Republican Party Convention, Yerevan, 10Mar2012

Armenia — President Serzh Sargsyan makes a speach during Republican Party Convention, Yerevan, 10Mar2012

The incumbent President Serzh Sarkissian is the wealthiest of the 8 candidates running for President in February 2003 elections, but he is not as rich as you’d think. Continue reading →

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Apathy about Politics in Armenia

Posted on January 15, 2013 by | 5 Comments
Armenia -- President Serzh Sargsyan, Yerevan, December 2012 | Photo from President's official website www.president.am

Armenia — President Serzh Sargsyan, Yerevan, December 2012 | Photo from President’s official website http://www.president.am

The presidential elections are to be held in Armenia on February 18. President Serzh Sarkissian’s reelection seems to be simply a matter of technicality. Apathy reigns among voters and politicians alike.
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The Man Who Walked on The Moon Can’t Walk on Azerbaijan

Posted on September 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Charles Duke Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh Demotivator by Kornelij

One of the 12 people who have walked on the moon – American astronaut Charles Duke will be included in the list of undesirable people in Azerbaijan as he “illegally visited” the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which Azerbaijan considers its territory for some reason. Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney’s Consultants “Do Races” in Armenia?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by | 3 Comments

A secretly filmed video has emerged showing US Presidential candidate Mitt Romney disparaging Barack Obama voters at a private donor dinner. Continue reading →

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Reuters report points a finger at Armenia

Posted on August 21, 2012 by | 5 Comments
Iran -- President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad welcomes Armenian President Serzh Sarkissian in Tehran, 27Mar2011

Armenia — Presidents of Iran and Armenia meet in Yerevan, 27Mar2011 | Official photo from http://www.president.am

Reuters news agency has published a report, claiming that Iran is seeking to expand its banking foothold in Armenia and thus trying to skirt bank sanctions the Islamic Republic is facing because of its nuclear program. Continue reading →

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The Economist says Armenia is “in the vice”

Posted on June 29, 2012 by | 6 Comments
A view of Mt. Ararat from Yerevan

A view of Mt. Ararat from Yerevan | Photo by Ֆեյսբուքահայություն

“Armenia has a class of “30-something” technocrats, whose western education and global outlook means they are less rooted in the Soviet mentality than their elders. That bodes well for the future,” The Economist writes in a blog-post about Armenia published this week. Continue reading →

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