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Armenian Parliament votes to change national anthem
The ruling Civil Contract party suggested the changes in November 2024.
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Gyumri’s former mayor arrested on weapons charges, released ahead of local elections
The incident took place prior to the Gyumri elections, scheduled to be held on 30 March.
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Civil Contract expels another MP
Civil Contract expels another MP0:00/3:351× Civil Contract has unanimously decided to expel MP Hakob Aslanyan, after Aslanyan announced that he was freezing cooperation with the faction for a month. At the same time, Aslanyan said that he did not consider the decision made earlier this month to expel MP Hovik Aghazaryan from the party over alleged leaks of confidential information to be ‘fair’. The ruling Civil Contract party on Wednesday cited Aslanyan’s serious disciplinary violation and beh
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In Gyumri, Armenia holds mayoral primaries for the first time
The ruling Civil Contract party has held primaries for the first time from 8-10 December in Armenia’s second largest city, Gyumri, to determine the acting mayor. The competition was held between seven candidates, each of which were supposed to be Civil Contract party members or party supporters. During the three-day period, Civil Contract representatives approached randomly selected residents of Gyumri and asked them to cast a ballot. A total of 1,050 residents participated in the elections,
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Armenian ruling party expels MP over alleged leaks and immoral behaviour
The ruling Civil Contract party has expelled MP Hovik Aghazaryan from the party over alleged leaks of confidential information. The announcement on Tuesday said Aghazaryan was expelled ‘due to leaks of confidential information of state and party significance, as well as gross violations of public moral norms’. The party did not elaborate further on what was meant by ‘gross violations of public moral norms’, only providing vague information about the content of Aghazaryan’s private chats dis
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Armenia’s ruling party suggests amendments to national anthem
The ruling party in Armenia has suggested amendments changing the order of the national anthem’s stanzas. Although their proposal has yet to be approved, this new version of the anthem has already been performed several times. Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan and two MPs from the ruling Civil Contract party proposed the amendments to the law on Armenia’s national anthem on 4 November. The bill aims at establishing a unified, shorter version of the anthem, in addition to rearranging some o
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Gyumri’s mayor and ruling faction announce their resignation
The mayor of Gyumri, Armenia and 13 council members have submitted their resignations after the authorities accused the former mayor, Samvel Balasanyan, who is affiliated with their faction, of abusing his office. Mayor Vardges Samsonyan and the council members, who call themselves the Balasanyan Alliance, submitted their resignation applications on Monday, after rumours of this intention began circulating in the media last week. The alliance has not yet publicly commented on their decision.
