The Gallup International Association in Armenia presented the results of their latest survey…
Elections in Armenia
The party approach from the beginning is that the opposition should participate in the elections of the Yerevan Council of Elders with a single electoral list...
Who are included in ex-mayor Hayk Marutyan's political team for Yerevan Council of Elders’ election?
The voting is slated for September 17…
Hayk Grigoryan, a member of the party board, will be number 2 on the electoral list of this party…
"August 3-13 is the nomination phase, 13-18 is the registration phase, and the election campaign begins on the fifth day after the end of the registration period,” the Central Electoral Commission head announced…
The Central Electoral Commission of Armenia informed...
They were held Sunday in 18 communities…
We welcome Armenia’s commitment to its democratic reform agenda…
By admitting that the ruling party failed…
This is another miserable attempt to present defeat as a victory…
The opposition bloc, led by the former mayor, won convincingly in the third-largest city of the country…
With a record voter turnout…
It is noteworthy that the ruling party did not run in the voting in this city…
In Kapan, Ijevan, and Stepanavan cities…
It is necessary to form...
The authorities took a rather prudent step by...
In the local elections to be held on November 14…
On October 17, Arushanyan’s attorney...
Aregnaz Manukyan reflected on incumbent—and imprisoned—mayor Arush Arushanyan's victory in Goris city in Sunday’s local elections…
Along with the closing of polling stations in Sunday’s local elections, the search also ended at this election headquarters…
"My neighbor is an old woman with sick legs. She asked me to bring her to the election, and I brought [her]; after that they apprehended me," Harutyun Sinanyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am…
According to the Central Electoral Commission…
As per the Central Electoral Commission data…
The ruling Civil Contract and the Armenian National Congress parties, as well as the newly formed Arush Arushanyan bloc are running for municipal council seats in the city…
Due to the need to maintain the timeframes…
“For instance, in the case of...
Four political parties have submitted...
It will be conducted with the proportional representation system…
For the snap parliamentary elections slated for June 20…
On April 17, however, the President had announced that he will not sign this law, but will not apply to the Constitutional Court either to determine the constitutionality of this law…
The Supreme Assembly of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation...
Asked when the large package of bills on...
The respective debates in the second reading will be held within 24 hours…
All the remaining amendments made to...
As far as the elections of local self-government...
During today’s session, the Central...
Asked what will happen if the sanitary-epidemiological situation...
A total of 387 polling stations have been formed for the elections...
According to the minister, the struggle for power will...
The minister of territorial administration and infrastructure clarified…
The minister said that the election process will resume only after solving COVID-19 issues...
Mukuchyan noted that no lawsuits were filed by political opponents at any polling station in Yerevan…
In Armavir, Lori, and Shirak provinces…
The ECHR documents state that Petros Makeyan, Shota Saghatelyan…
"It will also allow the Council of Elders to prematurely suspend the powers of the mayor and elect a new mayor…
Simonyan added that such criminal cases can be opened also into some other elections in the country…
As per Mukuchyan, when organizing any elections in the country, their results have never been known beforehand…
Because not only desired, but also undesired results for the authorities are now being recorded in these—especially local—elections…
The EU Commissioner said that EU-funded projects worth 300 million euros are being implemented in Armenia...
During the campaign season for the upcoming snap parliamentary election…
The party is holding talks with the liberal parties...
The MPs have a positive perception of public...
“This is up to the political team to decide...
“It is not up to the Commission to install cameras...
“The parties and blocs can hand in their applications until 6 p.m. November 14...
“Of course, the Venice Commission will be there in order to help...
Acting PM is concerned over the fact that the snap elections will be held under the old Electoral Code..
The snap parliamentary election are likely to be held in early December...
He though added that “sooner or later these amendments will be adopted”....
“It is strange that everyone is trying to explain what is in RPA’s interests...
There are no additional demands according to our Constitution...
Overall, 62 deputies voted for and two against...
Draft amendments suppose the elimination of restrictions on the formation of coalitions...
RPA said their position has not changed, and they oppose the amendments...
It will soon convene a congress, during which the final format for their running in this vote will be determined…
“We did not join the collection of signatures for holding an extraordinary meeting
In the forthcoming snap parliamentary election…
But the provision on disclosure of state secrets was removed from the package...
The MPs collected 35 signatures to convene a respective special session…
Naira Zohrabyan is hopeful that this time the bill on making amendments to the Electoral Code will pass in the first reading, on October 29…
The RPA faction head assured that they will not nominate a candidate…
Draft amendments to the election law are on the agenda again…
63 votes were required for the bill to be adopted...
The decision was taken on Monday at an extraordinary Supreme Assembly session of ARF...
And what would have happened if none of our candidates had won by the results of the elections?…
In the form of nominating a candidate for PM…
The matter has not been resolved yet…
In Pashinyan’s view, the draft amendments to the election law aim to simplify it…
Draft amendments to the election law as well as a package of related bills are on the agenda…
Of the 26,036 eligible voters, however, solely 8,969 cast their ballots in Sunday’s snap election…
The Central Electoral Commission publicized the preliminary results...
Civil Contract Party candidate Diana Gasparyan won the mayoral election in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin) city…
We definitely have to take part in all political processes, she said…
Ambassador Świtalski stated they will support the incumbent Armenian authorities…
The word "oligarchy" means the power of a few…
But it still unclear by what means the new ones will be purchased…
The threshold is also lowered: the parties are to get 4 percent of votes instead of 5...
Asked if the RPA will participate in the snap parliamentary elections, Baghdasaryan said...
Mirzoyan informed that he will submit the draft amendments to the election law to the Venice Commission on Thursday…
As per Mirzoyan, lawyers interpret the respective constitutional provision in two ways…
Regarding the country’s new draft election law…
This is a legal matter, not political...
The voting is expected to be conducted in December…
The likelihood is high, it is also the advice of lawyers, that during these 14 days I get nominated as candidate for prime minister...
“We must stay in constant dialogue under these political developments…
“The nomination of a candidate for prime minister by seven people is pointless…
The government on Tuesday approved these draft amendments…
It’s very important that we voice from today what [kind of] voting we envision…
The minister of justice said the main objective of electoral reforms is the establishment of democratic institutions in the country…
“If we hold elections in December, it’s cold and… winter... and campaigning...
They agreed to continue the talks in the coming days...
The president held a meeting with Republican (RPA) faction leader Vahram Baghdasaryan...
According to him, if the bill is adopted this month, they will manage to hold elections with a new Code....
As per the proposed amendments, the percentage threshold for entering the parliament will drop…
They, in fact, are carrying out our demand…
Although the “road” to negotiations is not closed, these talks should not be in the form of ultimatums…
Seyranyan said his party had voted for snap elections when approving the Cabinet program...
Mirzoyan: We cannot imprison tens of thousands of people participating in election fraud in the past
But he also stressed that it is impossible to imprison tens of thousands of people participating in election fraud...
“I think there is hardly any faction, except for Yelq bloc which believes that the parliament should be dissolved...
A controversial situation will arise if National Assembly does not accept the amendments…
Ararat Mirzoyan met with Natalia Vutova, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan…
In August and September, many investors have come to my office from various countries of the world…
The faction of the Republican Party of Armenia issued a statement...
It is still necessary to create a serious basis…
Pashinyan rebuffed the RPA and PAP representatives…
But as per the National Assembly deputy speaker, it is not realistic to hold a snap parliamentary election before next May…
And there is no likelihood of nominating another candidate—but incumbent Pashinyan—for PM…
“I am using the word ‘meeting’ on purpose...
We listened to information as to what the Prime Minister is going to do, what his intentions are…
Sarkissian urges to be restrained and tolerant towards each other…
“If the parliamentary elections are held either in November or December…
“We are supportive of any elections held within the Constitution...
Our viewpoints are not extremely different…
They are expected to discuss the dissolution of the parliament...
At first, they will be working discussions, and then formal ones…
Four of them will take place in urban communities…
“We have passed this state, now is time for the democratic course...
If it is a matter of discussions, it is important to understand the sequence of steps and the agenda...
He has no relation with us and will not have...
Pashinyan: Opponents of snap parliamentary elections shouldn't receive a vote in municipal elections
There can be no other opinion. ..
Aram Sargsyan reminded Nikol Pashinyan, thanks to whom he is in the parliament...
Zohrabyan said Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan tries to promote his candidate through his own rating…
The only anti-revolutionary force is the Republican Party of Armenia...
Hayk Marutyan said “My Step” bloc has political will to solve the problems..
“I officially announce the relations between Armenia and Russia during the years of the 3rd Republic of Armenia ...
He noted that these forces won't manage to achieve the goal...
The new model is to achieve success through talent and ability...
Many people ask from where Marutyan got an apartment on the Northern Avenue...
Manukyan expressed confidence that the party will win elections...
From now on nobody can make individual decisions...
These draft laws were adopted unanimously by 82 votes…
The legislative package will pass the second reading tomorrow...
Deputy Justice minister Arthur Hovhannisyan presented the draft package in the parliament...
Kocharyan had stated that he will participate in the forthcoming snap National Assembly vote…
Kostanyan added that My Step bloc has the capacity to consolidate the entire revolutionary team...
With respect to the forthcoming capital city Yerevan municipal voting…
Vice-chairman Mher Shahgeldyan will be the mayoral candidate of this political force...
The election campaign will begin on September 10 and will last 12 days...
There are many problems and issues in Yerevan that need to be resolved, Zurabyan said…
We have entered the phase of finalizing the concept for the Electoral Code, said the secretary of the Electoral Legislation Reform Commission…
I am confident that the elections that will be held after the velvet revolution will qualitatively differ from the previous ones...
Hovannisian will be joined by MP Armen Martirosyan and Hovsep Khurshudyan...
The party representative assured that they have fairly good chances in this snap voting…
This was decided at Saturday’s meeting of the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia…
“Yelq bloc exists, and the memorandum on the alliance is in force...
The police really have a direct impact on the results of the elections…
Papikyan replied that within 30-40 days the commission will announce the day of the early elections...
Any unlawful influence on the will of the citizens of the Republic of Armenia shall be ruled out…
Avinyan noted that he personally have voted in favor of Hayk Marutyan...
“We must achieve elections without hate and enmity...
"The party's board starts negotiations with political forces…
The list of the new alliance will be headed by Justice Minister Artak Zeynalyan...
On Friday, the working group will discuss the respective proposals by extra-parliamentary forces…
The matter of electoral system model is still unresolved…
The electoral system model is on the agenda of today’s meeting…
She also highlighted the fight against corruption and judicial reform…
Every fourth candidate in the proportional list should be a woman...
Today’s meeting is attended by Ararat Mirzoyan...
The group comprises representatives of all parliamentary political forces...
Pashinyan has signed a decision on forming an electoral legislation reform commission adjunct to the PM...
“It is much more important that the approaches of the Venice Commission find their place…
This matter should be debated on and resolved in the National Assembly…
The political situation in Armenia may change every five months…
Most of the elected contenders are members of the ruling party…
Transparency creates inconvenience for many people, but thanks to transparency it becomes possible for the society to become better...
As a result, according to the ambassador, the voting process was accepted by all: both the opposition and the government...
The Central Electoral Commission informed…
Several electoral shortcomings and fraud are pointed to in this account...
The credentials of diplomatic missions and their members are regulated...
“The issue on the formation of CEC is decided by the parties included in the National Assembly (NA)..."
But electoral processes are in a better condition in Armenia than in the other post-Soviet countries…
Only the people and the parliament should decide the structure of the electoral system and Central Electoral Commission (CEC)...
Representatives of civil society should be included in the Central Electoral Commission…
According to the final results of the council election, which was conducted on May 14…
The ruling party won the municipal vote…
“If we have many supporters, this does not mean that we are right…
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe presented results of the mission….