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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…

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Scuffles Erupt in National Assembly Over Criminal Code Overhaul

Editor’s Note: The National Assembly approved the final reading of this law on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. YEREVAN—A shouting match…

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Armenia’s NSS Director Sacked, Police Chief Promoted

YEREVAN—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stunned observers this week with a pair of major administrative shakeups: the dismissal of Armenia’s…

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Armenia’s New Parliament Gets to Work

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

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Unsurprising Outcome

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

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Notes from the Pink City

The Municipal Election was a Referendum on the PM, but is that Good for Yerevan?

Last week, Yerevantsis took to the polls for the first time since the spring’s Velvet Revolution. Hayk Marutyan, running on…

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Re-Independence, an Election, and the U.N.

It’s been quite a full Armenian political week. September 21 was the 27th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia’s re-independence. September…

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Pashinyan’s ‘My Step’ Bloc Wins Municipal Elections By A Landslide

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…

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