Topic: elections
LEANDER, TX – Every so often, a new Armenian name pops up among political candidates on the national scene in the US. Armenians rejoice even when the candidate has tenuous connections to his roots. Today, in the 31st Congressional[...]
LOS ANGELES — In December, community activist, and advocate for human and civil rights, Elen Asatryan announced her candidacy for the Democratic County Central Committee representing the 43rd State Assembly district — the official[...]
By Carlotta Gall ISTANBUL (New York Times) — Turkey’s electoral authorities wiped away a crushing defeat for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, May 6, ordering a rerun of the race for mayor of Istanbul won by the opposition[...]
YEREVAN (Combined Sources) — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced his resignation late on Tuesday, October 16, paving the way for the holding of snap parliamentary elections in Armenia in December. In a televised address to the[...]
Yerevan Mayoral Race Is Dry Run for Parliamentary Elections By Edmond Y. Azadian These are not ordinary times in Yerevan, nor was the mayoral race ordinary which took place on September 23. The snap election to choose a new mayor for the[...]
WASHINGTON — When Annie Simonian Totah fights for Armenian Genocide recognition on Capitol Hill, the dispiriting thought of her parents in an orphanage takes centerstage. The daughter of Genocide survivors, Totah has made it one of her[...]
By Taleen Babayan Special to the Mirror-Spectator UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — The seeds of political activism were planted in Nvair Beylerian at a young age. Waking up one Saturday morning as a 7-year-old, she spotted her Armenian dance[...]
BERLIN — By all forecasts, the outcome of the parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey will be close, so close, some say, that there could be a runoff for the presidency. If Recep Tayip Erdogan does not receive a clear majority[...]
By Narine Ghalechian YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — An activist with businessman Gagik Tsarukian’s electoral alliance has been stabbed and seriously wounded by men allegedly linked to the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), it emerged on[...]
By Alin K. Gregorian Mirror-Spectator Staff WALTHAM, Mass. — Sheriff Peter Koutoujian wants to expand his horizon beyond Middlesex County to Washington. He is seeking the Fifth District House of Representatives seat vacated by now Sen.[...]