Armenian Politics

Journalism can be a polarizing industry. Stories featuring clear villains and protagonists vie for our attention and our eyeballs. But…

While Armenia’s post-Velvet Parliamentary convocation completes its first full week in session, one question still remains unanswered: Who is the…

YEREVAN—The seventh National Assembly of Armenia officially convened for its first parliamentary session since December’s snap election. Deputies were sworn…

Editor’s Note 01/08/2019: While this article expresses some views which are contentious and do not reflect our official viewpoint, we…

To no one’s astonishment, Nikol Pashinyan’s “My Step” alliance won big in the Republic of Armenia’s (RoA) first ever snap…

YEREVAN (ARF Press)—On November 26, 2018, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, ARF, officially kicked off its parliamentary election campaign in Yerevan.…

On the first of May, as Armenians gathered in the hundreds of thousands in town squares across the country, Nikol…

Spring 2018 was a watershed period for Armenia. The country had just transitioned into a parliamentary system, and the Republican…

This article appeared originally in Eastern Armenian on the site Hetq.am on June 22, 2018. In October, a group of…

Revolutions don’t need elections, except to consolidate and legitimize what they’ve already achieved. Once elections are being held, or even…