Sisak Gabrielian

Ստեղծվել է Sisak Gabrielian

• Հոկտեմբեր 31, 2016

  Opposition Parties React To Sarkisian Remarks On Possible Premiership

  Representatives of leading Armenian opposition parties believe the latest refusal by President Serzh Sarkisian to rule out the possibility of his occupying a top government post after the end of his second and final term in office in 2018 once again proves that last year’s constitutional reform was aimed at “eternalizing” his power.

• Հոկտեմբեր 31, 2016

  Armenian Judge Urged To Resign In Wake Of ‘Unprecedented’ ECtHR Ruling

  A senior judge of Armenia’s Court of Cassation who upheld a controversial ruling in a Yerevan family’s property compensation dispute with the government has been urged to resign after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) challenged his conduct in a ruling described by some leading Armenian lawyers as “unprecedented”.

• Հոկտեմբեր 26, 2016

  Armenian Tycoon Says Will Return To Politics ‘If Need Be’

  Wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukian, the founder and former leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party who quit politics under apparent government pressure in 2015, does not rule out his possible political comeback “if there is a need and demand for that.”

• Հոկտեմբեր 20, 2016

  Armenian Parliament Debates New Government Program

  Prime Minister Karen Karapetian presented his newly formed cabinet’s plan of actions to the Armenian parliament on Thursday, reiterating its pledges to combat corruption and improve the country’s business environment.

• Հոկտեմբեր 19, 2016

  Armenian Parliament Approves Anti-Fraud Bill

  The National Assembly overwhelmingly passed on Wednesday a package of amendments to Armenia’s Electoral Code which was worked out by the government and parliamentary opposition to minimize possible fraud in next year’s parliamentary elections.

• Հոկտեմբեր 18, 2016

  Government Moves To Criminalize ‘False’ Reports Of Election Fraud

  Opposition lawmakers strongly criticized the Armenian government on Tuesday for seeking to criminalize the spread of untrue reports of serious fraud in next year’s parliamentary elections.

• Հոկտեմբեր 06, 2016

  Opposition Parties Dispute Gyumri Election Outcome

  The three main opposition contenders of the weekend municipal election in Gyumri on Thursday warned the Armenian authorities against declaring a pro-government bloc its outright winner.

• Հոկտեմբեր 04, 2016

  Opposition Party Reacts To Local Election Fiasco

  The Armenian National Congress, an opposition party led by former President Levon Ter-Petrosian, on Tuesday blamed vote buying and its own “tactical” mistakes for its poor showing in local elections held over the weekend.

• Սեպտեմբեր 30, 2016

  Minister Details Anti-Corruption Measures

  Law-enforcement authorities will be empowered to investigate the origin of state officials’ wealth as part of the Armenian government’s latest anti-corruption measures, Justice Minister Arpine Hovannisian said on Friday.

• Սեպտեմբեր 29, 2016

  Amended Tax Code Approved By Parliament

  The Armenian government pushed through the parliament on Thursday an amended version of a controversial law which it says will improve tax collection in the country.

• Սեպտեմբեր 28, 2016

  New Armenian Tax Code Again Debated By Parliament

  The National Assembly began on Wednesday a final debate on Armenia’s controversial Tax Code which has been amended by the government after being strongly criticized by opposition lawmakers and business associations.

• Սեպտեմբեր 26, 2016

  No Probe Of PM’s Corruption Claim

  Armenian law-enforcement authorities will not investigate what Prime Minister Karen Karapetian has called an embezzlement of budgetary funds allocated for government officials’ travel expenses, Justice Minister Arpine Hovannisian said on Monday.

• Սեպտեմբեր 23, 2016

  Ruling Party Downplays Local Election Setbacks

  The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has insisted that it is satisfied with its performance in September 18 local elections despite being defeated in around three dozen communities across the country.

• Սեպտեմբեր 15, 2016

  New Armenian Prosecutor Appointed

  The National Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to appoint Armenia’s new prosecutor-general nominated by President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK).

• Սեպտեմբեր 09, 2016

  Arrested Opposition Gunmen Face Murder Charges

  Some members of an armed opposition group that seized a police station in Yerevan in July may soon be charged with killing three police officers during their two-week standoff with Armenian security forces, a senior prosecutor said on Friday.

• Սեպտեմբեր 07, 2016

  Watchdog Sees No Decrease In Government Corruption

  The Armenian government has still not acted on its promises to fight against endemic corruption in earnest, the country’s leading anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday.

• Սեպտեմբեր 01, 2016

  Ruling Party Sees New Election Deal With Armenian Opposition

  Armenia’s government has all but reached a new agreement with the opposition on legislation that will strongly affect the conduct and outcome of next year’s parliamentary elections, the ruling Republican Party (HHK) claimed on Thursday.

• Օգոստոս 31, 2016

  Arrested Oppositionist Still On Hunger Strike

  An Armenian opposition politician arrested after organizing rallies in support of a deadly attack on a police station in Yerevan is continuing a month-long hunger strike in protest against his controversial imprisonment.

• Օգոստոս 30, 2016

  Karabakh Assault Suspects Pardoned

  Citing a general amnesty declared last week, authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh have dropped criminal charges levelled against four men in connection with a violent assault on a local opposition politician.

• Օգոստոս 29, 2016

  Armenian Election Deal Collapses

  The Armenian authorities officially confirmed on Monday that they will not implement a recent agreement with the opposition that was supposed to ensure the proper conduct of next year’s parliamentary elections.

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