
Doubling down, Armenian Parliamentary Speaker dubs opposition ‘parties of war’
Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan’s comments follow similar remarks made recently by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan’s comments follow similar remarks made recently by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has framed the opposition as a ‘war party’.

Armenia is set to hold its parliamentary elections on 7 June.

Tsarukyan said the new initiative aims to unite ‘knowledgeable and capable individuals’ from Armenia.

The statue will be 33-metres high, excluding its pedestal.

Tsarukyan’s name was listed among others as a ‘human resource’ to be used in the alleged coup.

A lawyer for Nver Tsarukyan, wanted in Armenia in relation to a shooting incident, said he is currently on a ‘business trip’ to Belarus and Russia. He is the son of Armenian oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan, who is also the founder of the Prosperous Armenia Party. On 26 October, an incident involving Nver Tsarukyan occurred at a casino in Tsaghkadzor. According to an account from Iravaban.net, an argument arose between casino employees and Tsarukyan and his bodyguards, which escalated into a brawl th