Politics

Davit Arushanyan, who recently resigned from his parliamentary mandate, will be nominated for the position of Governor of Shirak Province. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this in a post on his Facebook page.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has traveled to Russia on a working visit to participate in the regular session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council.

During the December 12 government meeting, Nikol Pashinyan announced that Shirak Governor Mushegh Muradyan had submitted his resignation

For the first time in Armenia’s history, primary elections (primaries) were held in Gyumri on December 8, 9, and 10

Independent candidate Sarik Minasyan won the Gyumri primaries with 253 votes.

Aram Hovhannisyan has been reappointed to the position of Chief of Police — Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs

On December 10, the Central Election Commission confirmed the validity of the signatures submitted for the initiative titled “On the Start of the Republic of Armenia’s Accession Process to the European Union

On December 10, the Anti-Corruption Court announced the verdict sentencing former Minister of Emergency Situations and Armenia’s “National Hero,” Andranik Piloyan, to 5 years in prison

Armenia’s envoy and Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Ruben Rubinyan, stated that in November, meetings took place between representatives of various agencies from Armenia and Turkey at the Armenia-Turkey border.

The new government flag has been raised at the Syrian Embassy in Armenia