Opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan says if any other candidate them himself is elected Prime Minister during the May 1 election in the parliament then protests will continue throughout the country on a 10 times bigger scale.
In the framework of the criminal cases investigated in the proceeding of the RA Investigative Committee active investigatory and other procedural actions are conducted to provide the comprehensive, objective investigation of the cases on hindrance to the legal professional activities of journalists while covering the protest actions. One person was involved as a suspect.
A criminal case was initiated in Charentsavan Investigative Division of Kotayk Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee on murder attempt against 22 year-old young man.
Acting Defense Minister of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan visited on April 27 the rehabilitation center of the protector of the Motherland, where he met with patients there and participants of the April war.
First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, Head of the Institute of CIS Countries Konstantin Zatulin hopes that soon a solution will be found to the situation in Armenia. And most importantly that it should be done in Constitutional and legal framework.
The Police of Armenia have issued a statement referring to the events planned on May 1, the election day of Prime Minister of Armenia.
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian continues the series of consultations for reducing domestic political tensions and finding solutions after his meeting with the leader of the movement Nikol Pashinyan on April 26.
Well-known analyst and commentator Anne Applebaum has published an analytical article in The Washington Post, referring to the developments in Armenia.
The Republican Party of Armenia will vote with one voice during the election of Prime Minister of Armenia by the parliament on May 1, MP representing the ruling party Samvel Farmanyan made a post on his Facebook page, responding to “Yelk” bloc MP Ararat Mirzoyan.
A significant rise of tensions on Artsakh-Azerbaijan contact line was recorded during the week.
