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On euphoria, political default and snap elections
One of the most common and circulating words in the post-revolutionary political vocabulary in recent months is the word “euphoria”. Being speculated by various political forces and figures, it seems…
PACE co-rapporteur’s statement on Armenia raises questions
On October 3, Yulia Lovochkina, Co-rapporteur on Armenia in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) issued a statement on the domestic political situation in Armenia. Particularly, he…
Armenia tries to introduce new political culture into Eurasian space
If the Eurasian Economic Union and other Eurasian structures ever experience birth of models of transparent governance, that would be Armenia’s “fault”. On September 28, Prime Minister of the Republic…
Daniel Ioannisyan’s speech in Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2018 (video)
During the OSCE / ODIHR conference in Warsaw on September 10, the coordinator of the “Union of Informed Citizens” Daniel Ioannisyan delivered a speech. The speech is given below. Everyone…
To be recalled “Fact Investigation Platform”
Dear followers of SUT.am website, We would like to inform you that the website will be renamed soon. The change is related to our new branding policy, and does not…
Putin’s congratulations and support to Robert Kocharyan
Recently president of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the former president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan during which he warmly congratulated Kocharyan on latter’s birthday. The RF President’s…
Issues Related To Combatting Election Fraud And Short-Term Solutions
The monitoring conducted during the elections of the National Assembly and Yerevan City Council in 2017 revealed several issues related to maintaining legality during the elections, which created favourable conditions…
Political considerations of Lavrov’s statement
On July 31, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation made a noteworthy statement in his talk to the journalists. Politically motivated? In response to the journalist’s question on his opinion…
Confusion over Yerevan City Council election dates and their calculation
As it is known, Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan filed a resignation request on July 9, 2018. On July 12, the Yerevan City Council approved the resignation and appointed the…
Servicemen of the 102nd Military Base violate the intergovernmental agreement
On July 17, subdivisions of the Russian (102nd) military base deployed in Armenia conducted military exercises in the area of Panik village of Shirak province, disturbing the villagers with sounds…
An environmental perspective: How and why the fight against Amulsar gold mine began
The environmentalists’ opposition to the Amulsar gold mining program is not a new thing. Signatures have been collected since 2010, open letters have been written, protests have been organized, articles…
Armenia left out of the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s programs
In 2004, the US Congress established the Millennium Challenge Corporation, whose goal was to provide financial support to low-income countries that are relatively democratic. In 2006, an assistance agreement was…
Why should the Electoral Code be amended? (video)
On April 2 2017, parliamentary elections were held in Armenia, as a result of which the Republican Party of Armenia formed the parliamentary majority. No ballot stuffing or other mass…
Humanitarian move and propaganda: What happened on Nakhichevan border?
During the recent months, the situation has escalated in the Nakhichevan section of Armenian-Azerbaijani border. In April, the press service of the RA Ministry of Defense reported that the Azerbaijani…
Rise of civic consciousness in Armenia in April-May 2018
The rapid political developments taking place in Armenia during the last two months have given way to various interpretations. Six weeks after Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation and four weeks after election…
Excuse and pressure: Israel makes use of the Armenian Genocide issue
The issue of recognition of the Armenian Genocide is again being speculated in the context of the Turkish-Israeli relations deteriorating in the face of recent developments in Gaza Strip. A…
The Propaganda of the “Nation-Army” ideology in Educational Institutions Report
At the “Nation-army 2017” conference the former Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan assigned the teachers and principles of schools to ensure that “after graduation in each school there…
Who have congratulated Serzh Sargsyan and Nikol Pashinyan and from where.
The international community has been following and responding to domestic political developments in Armenia during the past month. Moreover, it has turned out so, that the leaders of the countries,…
Civil society representatives meet with president Armen Sargsyan
On April 30,2018, a group of Armenian civil society representatives met with Armenian President Armen Sargsyan at the presidential residence. The meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Gyumri-based…
Statement on Preconditions for Fair Elections
As it is known, acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Karen Karapetyan has proposed to hold early parliamentary elections as a possible solution to the unprecedented political crisis….