Armenia
MPs fight in Armenian Parliament over proposed bill increasing penalties for genocide denial
Denying the Armenian Genocide has already been criminalised for years.
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Armenian MP under fire after claiming only 10 Armenians died in 2023 war
This marked yet another targeting of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians by ruling Civil Contract party members in recent days.
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Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party appears to lose two local snap elections
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated the winners.
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Armenian Parliament votes to change national anthem
The ruling Civil Contract party suggested the changes in November 2024.
Armenia
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.
Armenia
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,
