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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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
Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasian, Photo from the official website of Gyumri City Hall
Gyumry mayor Vardan Ghukasian announced on Monday, that his family is ready to contribute all the money necessary to acquire great Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanian’s house in Tbilisi and hand it over to Armenia’s Writers’ Union to be turned into a literary, cultural center and library, Aravot.am reports. Continue reading
A Putin’s Fan Club will open in Armenia on February 2nd with the initiative of a recently founded organization called CIS Youth Council. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Artashat, Government, Moscow, Serzh Sargsyan, Vladimir Putin, Yerevan
Armenia -- Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrossian addresses a rally in Yerevan, 25Nov2011
My main conclusion from today’s opposition rally is that Armenian National Congress (HAK) has nothing to offer his few remaining loyal supporters and will continue its wait-and-see approach hoping that contradictions in Armenia’s ruling coalition will somehow dismantle Serzh Sargsian from power. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Bargavach, BHK, HAK, HHK, Kocharian, Levon, Levon Ter-Petrossian, Prosperous, Republic, Robert Kocharyan, Sargsian, Serzh Sargsyan, Yerevan
Armenia - President Serzh Sarkisian and his son-in-law Mikael Minasian.
Armenia’s ruling Republican party seems the only political force that is taking the upcoming elections seriously, as President Serzh Sargsian makes some major reshuffles by replacing Yerevan’s Mayor Karen Karapetian, Chief of Police Alik Sargsian, Moving the NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamian to run his party’s election campaign and sends his most trusted person – Mikael Minasian (son-in-law) to supervise the runner of his party’s campaign. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Politics, Robert Kocharyan, Russia, Serzh Sargsyan, Vladimir Putin, Yerevan
Armenia -- President Serzh Sargsian introduces new police chief to the top police officers, Yerevan, 01Nov2011
Armenian President Serzh Sargsian replaced the Head of Police Alik Sargsian with Deputy Defence Minister Vladimir Gasparian.
Yerevan's Former Mayor Karen Karapetyan
Yerevan’s mayor Karen Karapetyan resigned last week offering an explanation to his fans (and he did have a lot of fans in fact) on Facebook, which basically read like – he got a better job offer in Moscow. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Facebook, Karen Karapetyan, Moscow, Robert Kocharyan, Serzh Sargsyan, Sistema, Yerevan
For the first time since leaving his presidential post in April 2008 and departing from the political scene, Armenia’s former President Robert Kocharian has indicated readiness to return to “big politics.” Continue reading
