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Armenia's president dissolved parliament and called early elections after lawmakers failed for a second time, in accordance with a prior political agreement, to elect a new prime minister.
Armenia's parliament has passed in the first reading a government-sponsored amnesty bill to mark the 100th anniversary of the First Armenian Republic and the 2,800th anniversary of the foundation of the capital, Yerevan.
Armenia has downplayed the significance of a declaration referring to Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh adopted by the foreign ministers of Turkey, Iran, and Azerbaijan at a meeting in Istanbul earlier this week.
Armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian's parliamentary faction has nominated him for the top post for the second time in a week, executing part of a plan to force snap elections that could increase his dominance four months after he came to power.
The Armenian parliament has again failed to muster enough votes to approve changes to the Electoral Code drafted by acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian's government ahead of snap general elections expected in December.
Armenia is open to discussing a possible purchase of military equipment from the United States if there is a good offer, according to the acting prime minister of the South Caucasus nation, which has traditionally close ties with Russia.
Police in Armenia have arrested a man who allegedly tried to make his way into a government building in central Yerevan armed with a hand grenade.
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton told a news conference in Yerevan on October 25, that a resolution of the conflict is the best way for Armenia to free itself from “excessive outside influence.” (RFE/RL's Armenian Service)
Armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has said his talks with visiting White House national-security adviser John Bolton were held in “an extremely positive atmosphere.”
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian's efforts to force early elections cleared another legal hurdle when the country's parliament agreed not to reappoint him as prime minister a week after his tactical resignation.
The Yelk political alliance in the Armenian parliament has nominated acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian for the post of prime minister.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashiniansays he is resigning from his post in order to dissolve parliament and force early elections by the end of this year.
The leaders of over three dozen mostly French-speaking counties wrapped up a two-day meeting in Yerevan that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian says has raised Armenia's international profile.
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Yerevan for a francophone summit bringing together some 40 countries, including Kosovo -- which Armenia does not recognize.
A summit of the world community of French-speaking countries has kicked off in Yerevan, with France's President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attending.
One week after being driven out of Armenia’s governing coalition, Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukian has committed himself to helping Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian force snap general elections in December.
Thousands of Armenians heeded the call of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian who has demanded early parliamentary elections after May's peaceful revolution.
Supporters of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian gathered outside parliament in Yerevan overnight on October 2-3 to demand fresh elections.
Armenian President Armen Sarkisian has dismissed six government members representing the Prosperous Armenia (BHK) and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) parties amid an ongoing political crisis.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian vowed late on October 2 to tender his resignation in an effort to force early parliamentary elections before the end of the year.
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