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Civil Disobedience Continues in Armenia as Parliament Fails to Elect New PM

People continue to block the main streets of Yerevan demanding the rullig Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) to transfer the power in Armenia (Azatutyun)-Protesters again blocked many roads in and outside Yerevan on Wednesday, responding opposition ...

Pashinian Not Elected Armenian PM

ARMENIA -- Armenian opposition leader and the only candidate for the post of prime minister Nikol Pashinian speaks during the extraordinary session of parliament to elect a new prime minister in Yerevan on May 1, 2018 (Azatutyun)- The Armenian ...

Armenian Parliament Majority ‘Won’t Block’ Opposition Candidate For PM

A leading member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said on Sunday that it will not try to prevent a joint candidate of the three other parliamentary forces from becoming the country’s new prime minister. Vahram Baghdasarian, who ...

Armenian Ruling Party Vows No Candidate For PM

(Azatutyun)- Bowing to pressure from opposition leader Nikol Pashinian, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) announced on Saturday that it will not nominate Karen Karapetian or any other candidate for the vacant post of the country’s prime ...

ARF to Support The People’s Candidate on May 1

The Supreme Council of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation has issued a statement regarding May 1 vote in the Armenian parliament. Reaffirming its commitment to the resolution of the situation created in Armenia, the statement says: “In the ...

Acting PM Refuses To Meet ‘Intransigent’ Pashinian

(Azatutyun)- Acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetian again avoided meeting with Nikol Pashinian on Friday, saying that the opposition leader is refusing to consider any compromise agreements to resolve the grave political crisis in Armenia. Pashin...

Armenian Parliament To Choose New PM On May 1

The National Assembly of Armenia (Azatutyun)- The Armenian parliament will meet on May 1 to elect the country’s new prime minister after two weeks of sustained street protests which forced the previous premier, Serzh Sarkisian, to step down. S...

Putin Calls For ‘Constructive Dialogue’, While Protests Continue In Armenia

Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinian addresses supporters during a rally in Yerevan on April 25. (RFE/RL)- Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned his Armenian counterpart Armen Sarkissian on Wednesday to discuss the continuing political ...

Dashnaktsutyun Quits Armenian Government

(Azatutyun)- Citing the political crisis in Armenia, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Wednesday announced its withdrawal from the country’s governing coalition and called for fresh parliamentary elections. The ...

Armenian Crisis Talks Cancelled

(Azatutyun)- Planned negotiations aimed at ending the continuing political crisis in Armenia were cancelled on Tuesday night after acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetian rejected preconditions set by opposition leader Nikol Pashinian. The two men ...