A day after 100,000 supporters of Romania’s Social Democratic party protested against what they see as a misuse of power by anti-corruption prosecutors, 3,000 people gathered at the same spot on Sunday for an opposing rally, the Associated Press reported.
The following is a Hayastan-All Armenian Fund press release
The following is a government press release regarding a videoconference between economist Daron Acemoglu and members of the Armenian government regarding improving the investment environment in Armenia. While short on specifics, it appears that Acemoglu is calling for more government transparency about the various reform initiatives in the pipeline.
Residents of Talvorik, a community close to the border with Turkey in Armenia’s Armavir Province, went to the polls yesterday to fill five municipal council seats.
644 of 1,028 eligible voters in Margara cast their ballots and a majority - 433 - voted for Yenokyan, thus ending the 22-year-term of the incumbent mayor.
Residents of Shnogh, a community in Armenia’s northern Lori Province, have blocked the road leading to the offices of Teghut CJSC, demanding that those workers from the local area who were dismissed on April 1 and replaced by others brought in from afar be rehired.