Crashing the Constitution to Crush a Court
For many months, there has been chatter in the Republic of Armenia (RoA) regarding amending its constitution. And, come to think of it, that chatter extends all the way back to when it was last […]
For many months, there has been chatter in the Republic of Armenia (RoA) regarding amending its constitution. And, come to think of it, that chatter extends all the way back to when it was last […]
Editor’s Note: The National Assembly approved the final reading of this law on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. YEREVAN—A shouting match broke out during a session of the National Assembly on Tuesday following a particularly charged […]
YEREVAN—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stunned observers this week with a pair of major administrative shakeups: the dismissal of Armenia’s head of National Security Service (NSS) and the appointment of a new chief advisor. NSS […]
YEREVAN—The seventh National Assembly of Armenia officially convened for its first parliamentary session since December’s snap election. Deputies were sworn in last week ahead of Monday’s meeting, completing the peaceful transition of power triggered by […]
To no one’s astonishment, Nikol Pashinyan’s “My Step” alliance won big in the Republic of Armenia’s (RoA) first ever snap elections held on December 9, 2018. And, as cautiously hoped, the election was largely clean […]
Last week, Yerevantsis took to the polls for the first time since the spring’s Velvet Revolution. Hayk Marutyan, running on the ‘My Step’ ticket (a coalition dominated by PM Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party), won […]
It’s been quite a full Armenian political week. September 21 was the 27th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia’s re-independence. September 23 saw the first post-Velvet Revolution election held in the Republic of Armenia. It was […]
The political bloc of PM Nikol Pashinyan—’My Step’—dominated Sunday’s municipal elections in Yerevan. Comedian-turned politician Hayk Marutian garnered over 81-percent of the votes (more than what was required to have a top mayoral candidate). With […]
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