Saying that no one had the moral right to snatch the people’s victory from their grasp, Prosperous Party of Armenia (PAP) head Gagik Tsarukyan announced that he would not run as a candidate in the election for prime minister, scheduled for May 1 in the parliament and that he and the other PAP MPs would vote for Nikol Pashinyan, the people’s candidate.
At an anti-government rally in Vanadzor today protest leader Nikol Pashinyan said the decision of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) not to nominate a candidate in the May 1 election for a new prime minister “isn't bad, but neither good”.
Sharmazanov told reporters that the move was aimed to deflating tensions in the country and out of national security concerns.
The police say that any attempts to circumvent police barricades or to enter government buildings will be seen as a provocation and dealt with accordingly.
In a statement released today, the press office says the president has met with Serzh Sargsyan, Armenia’s ex-president and ex-prime minister, who serves as president of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), and Karen Karapetyan, the country’s acting prime minister and RPA vice president.
Anti-government protest leader Nikol Pashinyan is heading a car convoy of supporters to Vanadzor, the administrative capital of Armenia’s Lori Province.
Corruption, human rights abuses, or environmental harm mar many of the companies who the United Nations retirement fund, worth US$64 billion, has invested in, according to an investigation by the Guardian.
The two discussed the current political situation in Armenia, this according to the Holy See’s Press Department.
The situation concerning freedom of media is “alarming” as only a fraction of the world’s population enjoys a free press, an EU official warned on Wednesday. Experts want new laws to protect investigative journalists.
Activists seek to raise the awareness of local residents about the dangers of the gold-mining project and the ongoing resistance to prevent the operation of the Amulsar mine.
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