Topic: Armenian politics

By Astghik Bedevian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Former President Serzh Sargsyan has continued a war of words with political allies of his predecessor and fellow opposition leader Robert Kocharyan while pledging[...]

International news attests to the blatant injustices and the end of an international legal order built in the aftermath of the disasters and atrocities of World War II. Major powers,[...]

WATERTOWN — The position of president of the Republic of Armenia has largely been a ceremonial one after 2018, when the prime minister and National Assembly became the main wielders[...]

President Armen Sarkissian’s resignation dominates almost all headlines in the Armenian news media. One question raised is whether now is the proper time to trigger another crisis. After all, Armenia[...]

By Dr. Arshavir Gundjian Our homeland of Armenia and Artsakh, the location of the heart and soul of our people, today faces an existential crisis. In such a critical situation,[...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Police cordoned off the municipal administration building in Vardenis on Tuesday, January 4, to prevent a local opposition figure from taking over as mayor of the eastern[...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Security officers dragged an Armenian opposition lawmaker from the parliament podium after he strongly criticized one of his pro-government colleagues on October 26. The incident occurred during[...]

In an interconnected world of politics, no crisis can be considered solely local. Reverberations cross the boundaries of any country in question. We may consider Armenia’s current domestic crisis as[...]

YEREVAN — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced his readiness to hold snap elections on the evening of March 1. Addressing a large crowd in the capital’s Republic Square at an[...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) – Armenia’s embattled prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, who is facing mounting opposition calls for him to step down over last month’s cease-fire deal with Azerbaijan, says he alone[...]