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Armenian National Assembly elects chairpersons of standing committees
The Armenian parliament, dominated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party, elected August 12 after 4-day debates chairpersons of 12 standing committees. YEREVAN, August 12. /ARKA/. The Armenian parliament, dominated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party, elected August 12 after 4-day ...
08/13/2021Pashinyan's Civil Contract not to form election alliance for snap polls
The Civil Contract party, headed by the acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, will not make an alliance with other parties to run in the early parliamentary elections, scheduled for June 20, Lilit Makunts, the head of the My Step alliance dominating the ...
05/04/2021Poll reveals leaders in elections to Yerevan Council of Elders
The findings of a public opinion poll conducted by the Armenian office of Gallup International Association show that 22.5% of respondents in the capital Yerevan are going to vote for Civil Contract Party’s mayoral candidate Tigran Avinyan in the September 17 elections to the Council of Elders. YEREVAN, September 15. /ARKA/. The findings of a public opinion poll conducted by the Armenian office of Gallup International Association show that 22.5% of respondents ...
09/15/2023Voter turnout in October 17 elections to local self-government-bodies was 33 percent
... rest - according to the proportional system (by party lists). Based on the elections results, Councils of Elders will be formed in each community, which will then elect community leaders. According to the Central Election Commission, the pro-government Civil Contract party won elections in three out of six communities where the polls were held under the proportional system. In the town of Goris the elections were won by the pro-opposition Arush Arushanyan bloc – 6,269 votes. The Civil Contract was ...
10/18/2021Parliament speaker: it will be very difficult if Civil Contract fails to win 50%+ of votes in Yerevan Council of Elders elections
... wins the election will nominate a candidate for the post of mayor. The latest public opinion call conducted by the Armenian Office of Gallup International Association shows that that 22.5% of respondents in the capital Yerevan are going to vote for Civil Contract Party’s mayoral candidate Tigran Avinyan. Another 14.3% plan to vote for Hayk Marutyan, the candidate of the National Advancement party, who already served as mayor of Yerevan. Also, 7.8% are ready to vote for the candidate from Mother Armenia bloc Andranik Tevanyan....
09/17/2023Income declaration in Armenia: A complete guide to everything you need to know
... questions regarding who must file an income tax return in 2025 for the 2024 reporting year. Do I need to file an income tax return in 2025? If you are a resident of the Republic of Armenia and were employed (under an employment contract) or worked under a civil contract during 2024, receiving income subject to income tax under this contract, or if you filed a return for the previous reporting year (2023), and are included in other groups required to file a return in 2025 (the full list is here: https://src....
01/21/2025Opposition victory in Parakar, intrigue remains in Gyumri: election results in two communities in Armenia
... Community" party with Mkhitaryan—have already announced their support for the Communist Party (led by Ghukasyan), which has received the most votes among opposition forces. They have called on other oppositionists to join them and prevent the Civil Contract from electing its candidate as the head of the community (mayor) of Gyumri. Later, at a briefing, Ghukasyan stated that he is awaiting a response from Grigoryan regarding the consolidation of the opposition field. “We did not have any negotiations with Martun Grigoryan,...
03/31/2025Pambukhchian: Civil Contract did not apply to CEC for recounting of votes
... Council of Elders that would give them majority (presumably in coalition with Hanrapetutyun party) and enable them to elect their candidate as mayor of Yerevan. The allegation was made by Andranik Tevanyan, the head of Mother Armenia bloc. To elect their candidate as mayor a party or a bloc should control at least 33 seats in the 65-member assembly. "The Civil Contract Party has not submitted an application to the Central Election Commission for recounting of votes. Mass media reports alleging this re incorrect," Pambukhchyan said in a Facebook message. The Central Election Commission will announce ...
09/19/2023Marutyan offers opposition two options: vote for him without preconditions or new elections
Hayk Marutyan, a candidate for the position of mayor of Yerevan from the National Progress Party, asked the other parties, except for PM Pashinyan's Civil Contract, elected to the Council of Eldersin in Sunday's polls, to endorse his nomination, but on condition that no coalition agreement is signed. YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. Hayk Marutyan, a candidate for the position of mayor of Yerevan ...
09/18/2023Ruling Civil Contract names its candidate for post of president
The ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has named Vahagn Khachatryan as a candidate for the post of President of Armenia, the daily ‘Haykakan Zhamanak” (Armenian Time) reported. YEREVAN, January 31. /ARKA/. The ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has named Vahagn Khachatryan as a candidate for ...
01/31/2022Alen Simonyan rules out ruling party's participation in next Armenian elections as part of a bloc
The Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan has ruled out the participation of the ruling Civil Contract party in the next elections as part of a bloc. The next parliamentary elections in Armenia will be held in the summer of 2026. YEREVAN, May 8. /ARКА/. The Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan has ruled out the ...
05/08/2025Pashinyan’s Civil Contract wins 53.92% of the vote in snap polls
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party on Monday won 53.92 percent of the votes in snap parliamentary elections, according to the results based on ballots from 100 percent of the precincts, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said. YEREVAN, June 21. /ARKA/. Armenia’s ...
06/21/2021Armenian Gallup says Hayastan bloc enjoys higher support than acting prime minister's party
The Hayastan (Armenia) bloc, headed by ex-president Robert Kocharyan, will garner more votes in the June 20 early parliamentary elections than the Civil Contract party, led by the acting prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, according to the findings of a poll conducted by the Armenian branch of the Gallup International Association. YEREVAN, June 18. /ARKA/. The Hayastan (Armenia) bloc, headed by ex-president ...
06/18/2021Ruling Armenian party nominates candidate for post of prosecutor general
The ruling Civil Contract party of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will nominate Anna Vardapetyan as a candidate for the post of Prosecutor General, the secretary of the party's parliamentary faction Hayk Konjoryan said today. YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. The ruling Civil Contract party of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will nominate Anna Vardapetyan ...
06/16/2022Armenian ruling party’s candidate fails to garner enough votes to be elected president
Armenia’s High-Tech Industry Minister Vahagn Khachatryan, nominated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party as a candidate for the post of President, did not garner enough votes in the parliament today to be elected in the first round. YEREVAN, March 3. /ARKA/. Armenia’s High-Tech Industry Minister Vahagn Khachatryan, nominated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ...
03/03/2022Ruling Civil Contract party applies to CEC to run in Yerevan Council of Elders elections
... mayor's position (the mayor is elected by the Council of Elders) has been vacant since the resignation of the former mayor Hrachya Sargsyan on March 17 this year. His duties are temporarily performed by First Vice Mayor Levon Hovhannisyan. The ruling Civil Contract party's candidate for the vacancy is Vice Mayor Tigran Avinyan. According to various sources, other potential candidates for the post of mayor are former human rights defender Arman Tatoyan, David Khazhakyan from Bright Armenia party, Mane Tandilyan from the ...
08/11/2023Gyumri council of elders elects Vardan Ghukasyan as mayor
... "Mother Armenia" bloc had announced their support for Vardan Ghukasyan, the Communist Party’s candidate. About the elections in Gyumri According to the results of the snap elections to the Gyumri Council of Elders held on March 30, the ruling Civil Contract party — whose list was led by mayoral candidate Sarik Minasyan — received 14 mandates. Four other parties (or blocs) also crossed the electoral threshold: Communist Party of Armenia (Vardan Ghukasyan) – 8 mandates "Our City" bloc (Martun Grigoryan) – 6 mandates "My Mighty ...
04/16/2025Pashinyan on resignation of president and election of new one
... that the parliament, the government and the president feel united by a common responsibility,’ Pashinyan added. "The Civil Contract controls enough seats in parliament (71 of the 107) to elect new president, at least in the second round. But I ... ... before the end of his/her powers. At least one fourth of the total number of deputies has the right to nominate a presidential candidate. The candidate, who has received at least three-fourths of the votes of the total number of MPs is elected as President ...
01/25/2022Pashinyan’s party wins mayoral elections in three towns
... votes. In Etchmiadzin, the election was won by Diana Gasparyan from the Civil Contract party, who was backed by 8,076 voters. Her closest competitor Suren Muradyan scored 3,699 votes. In Kapan, non-party Gevorg Parsyan won, receiving 10,507 votes. The candidate from the Civil Contract party Narek Babayan won 8,499 votes. -0-
10/22/2018Armenia’s ruling party decides on candidate for Armenian Justice Minister position
The ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan nominated late on Tuesday Srbuhi Galyan as a candidate for the vacant position of justice minister, the party's website reports. YEREVAN, 30 October. /ARKA/. The ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan nominated late on Tuesday Srbuhi Galyan as a candidate for the ...
10/30/2024Armenia’s ruling party picks up former deputy prime minister as a candidate for post of Yerevan mayor
The executive board of the ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has picked up former Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan as a candidate for the post of Yerevan mayor. YEREVAN, March 31. /ARKA/. The executive board of the ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has picked up former Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan as a candidate for the post of Yerevan mayor. Vahagn Aleksanyan, a public relations coordinator of the party, told Radio Azatutyun that Avinyan ...
03/31/2022Ruling Civil Contract officially nominates Vahagn Khachatryan as candidate for president
... Pashinyan has officially nominated today Vahagn Khachaturyan as a candidate for President of Armenia, Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan, who will act as president until the election of a new one, told reporters. YEREVAN, February 1. /ARKA/. The ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has officially nominated today Vahagn Khachaturyan as a candidate for President of Armenia, Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan, who will act as president until the election of a new one, told reporters. Vahagn Khachatryan is now the Minister of High-Tech Industry. He is not affiliated with a political party....
02/01/2022Armenian premier’s party to choose Yerevan mayor candidate among four persons
... Tuesday night a session attended also by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The party members gathered to nominate a candidate for the Yerevan mayor position, Haykakan Zhamanak reports. After the session the premier didn’t answer questions about the candidate. The party board members told journalists that the Civil Contract should choose among four persons – Alen Simonyan, Srbuhi Ghazaryan, Zara Batoyan and Hayk Marutyan. According to the media resource, discussion was stormy, but no final decision was made. Hayk Marutyan and Srbuhi Ghazaryan presented ...
07/25/2018Powers of ruling Civil Contract faction MP Aren Mkrtchyan terminated
The powers of MP Aren Mkrtchyan from the ruling Civil Contract faction have been officially terminated. YEREVAN, September 1. /ARKA/. The powers of MP Aren Mkrtchyan from the ruling Civil Contract faction have been officially terminated. Mkrtchyan submitted his resignation to parliament speaker ...
09/01/2025NA Vice Speaker: “Civil Contract” not concerned about power shift before 2026 elections
The ruling Civil Contract faction is not concerned that there could be a change of power before the next parliamentary elections in 2026. YEREVAN, April 15. /ARKA/. The ruling Civil Contract faction is not concerned that there could be a change of power before ...
04/15/2025Armenia's former human rights defender accuses ruling Civil Contract party of building ‘dictatorship of political majority'
Armenia's former human rights defender Arman Tatoyan accused the ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of building a 'dictatorship of political majority.' YEREVAN, September 20. /ARKA/. Armenia's former human rights defender Arman Tatoyan accused the ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister ...
09/20/2022Yerevan mayor accuses authorities of enriching themselves on the wave of velvet revolution
... accused the authorities of enrichment on the wave of the 2018 velvet revolution that brought them to power. Marutyan, 45, a former TV comedian who actively participated in the “velvet revolution” that brought Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his Civil Contract party to power in May 2018 was the first to divide the society into "whites” (those who supported the revolution) and ‘blacks" (those who opposed it) during a fundraiser campaign in 2018. "I believed that the main goal ...
12/22/2021Ruling Civil Contract party loses local government election in Kapan
... victory in the Sunday local government election in the Kapan community, the administrative capital of the southeastern province of Syunik, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said today. According to CEC, the bloc was backed by 13,962 voters. The Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received 5,791 votes. In Kapan, out of 31,673 registered voters, only 12, 383 people participated in the voting. Elections to local self-government bodies were held in five communities of four regions ...
11/15/2021Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party to be involved as third party in a case that will consider opposition’s demand to cancel election results
Armenia’s Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party that won the June 20 snap parliamentary elections, has formally asked the Constitutional Court to involve it as a third party in a case that will consider an opposition appeal to cancel the results of the polls. YEREVAN, July ...
07/07/2021Russian MP: Pashinyan's Civil Contract party’s win in parliamentary elections will entail least changes in relations between Yerevan and Moscow
The victory of acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party in the Sunday early parliamentary elections will entail the least changes in relations between Yerevan and Moscow, Leonid Kalashnikov, chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration, and Relations with Compatriots,...
06/21/2021My Step bloc submits its list to central electoral commission for snap parliamentary elections
..., November 14. /ARKA/. My Step bloc that includes Armenian Acting Prime Minister’s Civil Contract party has already submitted its list to the Central Electoral Commission for the snap parliamentary elections. Vahan Kostanyan, the spokesman of the Civil Contract, told journalists that the list is made up of 183 candidates who had contributed in political processes in the country over the last six months. In composing the list, he said, the bloc was guided by the principles adopted during the list intra-party discussions. In particular, political skill has been ...
11/14/2018Pashinyan unveils new ideology of his party
... "It is for these reasons that our ideological core is the rejection of such ideological clichés. We believe in the development, which is a combination of individualism, national identity, statehood and citizenship," he said. The congress of the Civil Contract Party was to elect a new 21-member executive board out of 51 candidates. --0—
06/17/2019Armenian prime minister’s party nominates Hayk Marutyan as Yerevan mayor candidate
The Civil Contract party has already put up is candidate for the Yerevan mayor post, Alen Simonyan, a member of the party, told journalists Sunday night. YEREVAN, July 30. /ARKA/. The Civil Contract party has already put up is candidate for the Yerevan mayor post, Alen Simonyan, a member of ...
07/30/2018Civil Contract party not to form bloc to run for Yerevan mayor's office
... bloc with any other party to participate in the upcoming Yerevan mayoral elections. YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. The ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not form a bloc with any other party to participate in the upcoming ... ... Sargsyan’s resignation due to the lack of quorum. A week before that the ruling My Step faction said they would not nominate a candidate for mayoral post and would not participate in the extraordinary mayoral election. -0-
06/28/2023Ruling Armenian party nominates Anahit Manasyan for post of human rights defender
... the vacant post of human rights defender, the party’s parliamentary faction said in a Facebook post. Manasyan serves now as Deputy Prosecutor General The opposition Pativ Unem (I have honor) and Hayastan (Armenia) alliances have also nominated their candidate for the post. It is Edgar Ghazaryan, former head of the Constitutional Court staff. The previous human rights defender Kristine Grigoryan resigned on January 23 before the termination of her term of office. The ruling Civil Contract Party controls 71 seats in the 107- member National Assembly. -0-
03/29/2023Armenian ruling party nominates its candidate for post of CEC chair
The ruling Civil Contract party of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that controls 71 seats in the 107-member National Assembly has nominated Vahagn Hovakimyan for the post of chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), the Public Television of Armenia ...
10/03/2022Prime Minister Pashinyan’s party loses local elections in third of communities in Sunday's polls
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party has won local government elections in most of 36 communities in Sunday’s polls. YEREVAN, December 6, /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party has won local government elections in most of 36 communities ...
12/06/2021Armenia ready for closer relations with EU - ruling party
... relations with the European Union, Secretary of the ruling Civil Contract party’s faction in the parliament Artur Hovhannisyan said on Friday, commenting on Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan's statements that the country should strive to become an EU candidate. YEREVAN, March 1. /ARKA/. Armenia is ready for closer relations with the European Union, Secretary of the ruling Civil Contract party’s faction in the parliament Artur Hovhannisyan said on Friday, commenting on Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan's statements that the country should strive to become an EU candidate. "Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has publicly ...
03/01/2024Council of Elders elects Tigran Avinyan as Mayor of Yerevan
Tigran Avinian, the only candidate, nominated by the Civil Contract party, was elected today Mayor of Yerevan by the Council of Elders (municipal assembly). YEREVAN, October 10. /ARKA/. Tigran Avinian, the only candidate, nominated by the Civil Contract party, was elected today Mayor of Yerevan ...
10/10/2023Results of recounting of votes in elections to Yerevan Council of Elders announced
... - 75,463 votes (32.57%), National Progress - 43,765 votes (18.89%) and Hanrapetutyun (Republic) party - 26,236 votes (11.32%). To elect their candidate as mayor a party or a bloc should control at least 33 seats in the 65-member assembly. A mayoral candidate Hayk Marutyan stated the day before that the Civil Contract has won 24 seats, his National Progress - 14 seats, Mother Armenia bloc - 12 seats, Hanrapetutyun party - 8 seats and Public Voice party - 7 seats. The current Council’s term of office expires on October 10, 2023. -0-
09/22/2023Mother Armenia bloc ready to cooperate with other parties on condition they support its efforts to topple Pashinyan’s government
... Elders of Yerevan. The other four parties that have won seats in the Council of Elders are Public Voice - 22,431 votes (9.68%), Civil Contract - 75,463 votes (32.57%), National Progress - 43,765 votes (18.89%) and Hanrapetutyun (Republic) party - 26,236 ... ... "As for Marutyan, given the percentage of votes gained by his party, we can help him get the necessary votes to nominate a candidate for mayor, and we will do so if we are sure that he shares our agenda for a complete change of power. I would like to ...
09/18/2023Civil Contract nominates Anna Vardapetyan for post of prosecutor general
The ruling Civil Contract party of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has officially nominated Anna Vardapetyan as a candidate for the post of Prosecutor General, the party's parliamentary faction said in a Facebook post. YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. The ruling Civil Contract party of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has officially nominated Anna Vardapetyan ...
06/20/2022Armenian parliament elects Vahagn Khachatryan as president
... ballot. YEREVAN, March 3. /ARKA/. By a vote of 71 the Armenian parliament, dominated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party, has elected today Vahagn Khachatryan as President in the second round of the secret ballot. The opposition ... ... elected, however, the ruling party controls only 71 seats in the legislature. In the second round, 64 votes were enough for the candidate to be elected. Vahagn Khachatryan, 63, who served as High-Tech Industry Minister, was the only candidate. The opposition ...
03/03/2022Ruling Armenian party has not chosen a candidate yet to replace president Sarkissian
The Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that controls 71 of the 107 seats in the National Assembly is discussing its candidates to replace President Armen Sarkissian who resigned on January 23. YEREVAN, January 27. /ARKA/. The Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that controls 71 of the 107 seats in the National Assembly is discussing its candidates to replace President Armen Sarkissian who resigned on January 23. The chairman of the National Assembly's committee ...
01/27/2022Armenia’s new parliament convenes for maiden session
... seats), the Hayastan (Armenia) bloc (29 seats), and the Pativ Unem (I have Honor) bloc (7 seats). The parliament consists of 107 lawmakers, down from 132 in the previous parliament. The lawmakers will elect today a speaker and three vice-speakers. The candidate for the position of speaker is Alen Simonyan from the Civil Contract party, who served in the previous parliament as deputy speaker. Hakob Arshakyan (former minister of high-tech industry) and Ruben Rubinyan (former chairman of the standing committee of the National Assembly on foreign relations) are set ...
08/02/2021Political analyst says Pashinyan’s bloc very likely to win council of elders election
... registration is September 3. The 10-day election campaign is to start a week after the registration is completed. If a party wins more than 50% of the seats in the Council of Elders, the first number in the party’s list is considered elected mayor. The Civil Contract party, headed by the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, nominated a popular actor Hayk Marutyan as a mayoral candidate. The Prosperous Armenia party nominated MP Naira Zohrabyan. Candidates for the post of mayor were also nominated by the Zharangutyun (Heritage) Party, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutyun, the Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law) ...
09/18/2018Pashinyan to campaign for My Step bloc in Yerevan Council of Elders elections
... registration is September 3. The 10-day election campaign is to start a week after the registration is completed. If a party wins more than 50% of the seats in the Council of Elders, the first number in the party’s list is considered elected mayor. The Civil Contract party, headed by the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, nominated a popular actor Hayk Marutyan as a mayoral candidate. The Prosperous Armenia party nominated MP Naira Zohrabyan. Candidates for the post of mayor were also nominated by the Zharangutyun (Heritage) Party, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutyun, the Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law) ...
09/03/2018Mother Armenia bloc leader warns of authorities' plans to recount votes to grab one more seat in Yerevan Council of Elders
... them majority (presumably in coalition with Hanrapetutyun party) and enable them to elect their candidate as mayor of Yerevan. To elect their candidate as mayor a party or a bloc should control at least 33 seats in the 65-member assembly. A mayoral candidate Hayk Marutyan stated the day before that the Civil Contract has won 24 seats, his National Progress - 14 seats, Mother Armenia bloc - 12 seats, Hanrapetutyun party - 8 seats and Public Voice party - 7 seats. The Central Election Commission will announce the final results of the elections on September ...
09/19/2023Armenian opposition calls on international community to punish Azerbaijan for its war crimes
The ruling Civil Contract party in the Armenian National Assembly refused to endorse a statement motioned by the opposition Hayastan (Armenia) alliance as retaliation to a statement adopted by the Azerbaijani parliament on November 8, 2022. YEREVAN, December ...
12/02/2022Ruling majority in Armenian parliament turns down opposition-drafted statement on Shushi Declaration
The ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that controls 71 seats in the 107-member Armenian parliament has rejected an opposition-drafted statement that requires the parliament to express Armenia’s position on the Shushi Declaration signed ...
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