The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
May 3 2018
Elton John to visit Armenia
News.am, Armenia
May 4 2018
Elton John to visit Armenia Elton John to visit Armenia
22:57, 03.05.2018
World-famous singer and composer Elton John will visit Armenia in late May.
According to Armenian News-NEWS.am, the singer will arrive in Yerevan as part of a charity mission initiated by the Starkey Hearing Foundation.
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Eurovision: Lisbon Bound: Opening today’s rehearsals with Armenia, Switzerland and Ireland
ESC Today
May 4 2018
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ay 6 of rehearsals are here at the Lisbon venue, in which artists will continue to enter the stage for either their first or second rehearsals for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Starting with second rehearsals and moving on to the automatic finalists first rehearsals, today is set to be a busy day at the Altice Arena!
Today we move on to the sixth day of rehearsals at the Altice Arena, in which artists from a total of 15 countries will take to the stage for a mix of first and second rehearsals.
Finishing off the first semi-finalists second rehearsals, today we will see the first 5 artists of the second semi-final taking to the stage for their second rehearsals, later to be joined by the acts from the ‘Big 5’ nations as well as Portugal for their first rehearsals of the competition.
First up onstage today is Sevak Khanagyan from Armenia, who is set to compete in the first semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest next Tuesday with his entry Qami. Check out the first official footage of the day with Armenia’s second rehearsal.
ay 6 of rehearsals are here at the Lisbon venue, in which artists will continue to enter the stage for either their first or second rehearsals for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Starting with second rehearsals and moving on to the automatic finalists first rehearsals, today is set to be a busy day at the Altice Arena!
Sports: Wrestler Karen Aslanyan becomes bronze medalist of European Championship
ArmenPress, Armenia
May 2 2018
Wrestler Karen Aslanyan becomes bronze medalist of European Championship
YEREVAN, MAY 2, ARMENPRESS. Greco-Roman wrestler Karen Aslanyan became bronze medalist of European Championship.
ARMENPRESS reports the Armenian wrestler was competing with Polish wrestler David Karetsinsky. The Armenian won with a score of 7:2.
The competition takes place at the Russian city of Kaspiysky. It kicked off on April 30 and will be finished on May 6.
English –translator/editor:Tigran Sirekanyan
How to really change the system and build a new Armenia?
MediaMax, Armenia
April 30 2018
How to really change the system and build a new Armenia?
by Areg Galstyan
[Armenian News note: the below is translated from the Russian edition of MediaMax]
The ongoing crisis [reference to popular protests in Armenia that ended in Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation on 23 April] has completely engrossed my thoughts. Being an Armenian, I consider it to be my obligation to carry out an analysis for Russian and foreign information and analytical editions. Despite the nationwide euphoria, which is quite well-deserved and understandable, there is understanding of the need in detached analysis.
I would like to pitch upon the analysis of fundamental factors, which rank above this struggle and which the Armenian nation’s and state’s mid- and long-term prospects depend on. Many experts (and partly your humble narrator) have become carried away by the passions prevailing in the country, forgetting that any process needs to be considered in dynamic and with pragmatic understanding of many unknown aspects, too.
The basis of domestic stability is a healthy competition between political forces (organized minorities) oriented on their part of voters (unorganized majorities).
‘Feudal, oligarchic groups’ driving force in Armenia
A party is a political entity resting on unchanged values, which lay the foundation for the competition with other forces in the struggle for people’s minds and hearts. In Armenian reality, a completely different construction has taken shape with the interest of feudal and oligarchic groups become a driving force. A political layer was created on the basis of interpersonal relations, which gradually generated close interdependence. The value-based component was left out and the unorganized majority was ignored. Strive for the accumulation of wealth became the only idea and reproduction of power was considered as a guarantee of preserving the system’s inborn essence.
The [ruling] Republican Party was created as a conservative force and the idea of [19th-century Armenian liberation movement military leader] Garegin Nzhdeh’s Tseghakron [a national/ethnic and political movement towards a renewal of the spiritual, behavioural and cultural identity of the Armenian people] was at the heart of its ideology. However, there arises a question: How can a conservative party exist in the country, whose independence has a history of 25 years? One does not have to be an analyst and a pundit to realise that the aim of conservatives is to conserve (preserve concrete things intact). Hence yet another question: What were representatives of this party going to preserve, if the republic had not even established the tradition of power and civic society and created strategic political culture? In the country, the whole domestic political field is full of apparent paradoxes and inconsistencies. Suffice to mention that Dashnaktsutyun, which is a left-wing socialist-revolutionary party and which has traditionally adopted a highly ambivalent attitude towards Ndzheh’s ideas, forms a coalition with the right-wing nationalists of the Republican Party of Armenia, which adheres to “Tseghakronism and Nzhdehism”.
The Prosperous Armenia [party] bore up for such a complicated basis of values as liberal conservatism, which experiences difficulties taking root in the countries, which have centuries-old traditions of government. Centrists of the Armenian National Congress develop programmes and adopt slogans, which are by no means oriented on “the centre” (and it is difficult to say whether these “centrist voters” exist in general).
Essentially, we currently have only two groups in the country: Feudalistic-oligarchic and the people. Each of the groups lives its own life, having its own rules and interests. As for the state, it has turned into ordinary physical borders of [their] co-existence.
Ruling system needs ‘iron-clad guarantees’
Law enforcement structures are the system’s support. In the system, each narrow group is interested in a strong and reinforced power-wielding bloc (a slender support always represents the main danger). Based on this, it is not quite clear what the essence of the current dispute about who is going to become prime minister is. At present, Nikol Pashinyan [the leader of the popular protests that led to Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation], has received support from Prosperous Armenia and Dashnaktsutyun, which are two elements of the system. And now the question of his appointment depends on the votes of the Republican Party, which is the main force of the system. To put it otherwise, achieving the short-term goal (holding a temporary post) utterly and completely depends on the political will of the same forces of the system.
In a construction of the kind, party discipline plays the main role rather than a formal role and informal relationships between members of all the three groups. Representatives of these forces have kinship relationships (dynastic marriages), common business-interests, and common secrets. I personally rule out the scenario, in which such a system (and not only in Armenia) will make concessions without receiving iron-clad guarantees (for example, preserving the power-wielding bloc intact). External centres, which are seriously influencing internal processes in the country, cannot be removed from the equations either. The main loan supplier in the shape of the collective “West” is concerned about the country’s capacity to pay foreign debts amounting to 7bn dollars (about 58 per cent of the GDP).
External forces
Russia is concerned about its influence (Armenia’s membership of the EEU [Eurasian Economic Union] and CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization], the [Russian] military base, the integrated air defence system, and so forth). As for Iran, it does not want to see any Western elements in the country, and so forth. For now, the Armenian side is facing the unresolved problem of Artsakh [Azerbaijan’s breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh] (international recognition) and a serious military, political, and economic dependence on the outside world, which remains in place. It will be extremely problematic to sort out fundamental challenges.
Steps to be taken
In the mid-term perspective, I can see the need in the following steps:
Fundamental changes in the country’s secondary and higher education are first to come. A real demolition of the system will take place only if the value basis is shapes in the new generation. To this end, a school of Armenian political thought needs to be set up to supply the country with necessary personnel.
The real and visionary opposition should realise that the main weapon for fighting decayed reality is the Education Ministry, rather than law enforcement agencies. We need to secure a wide corridor of opportunities and with time, the new personnel of the new education system will be in all structures in the country. It is important to begin creating a new future with education even as we speak. Otherwise, we will lose it and the velvet revolution will become irrelevant.
Second is strategic and targeted repatriation. As it happened, our main human capital, which has fantastic potential capacity, is scattered all over the world, serving the interests of other countries. We need to make use of the experience if the Irish, Jews, and Poles, developing programmes for [Armenian] communities. I see three main directions: Mass repatriation, which should be selective and lobbyist. In the first case, we will dilute the post-Soviet reality with the Armenians, who are bearers of different socio-political cultures. Selection should be oriented on filling in “gaps” with professionals having vast experience and extensive ties. And finally, it is cultivation of Armenian-speaking lobbyists locally. They will be able to defend Armenia’s national interests internationally. Thus, I am absolutely certain that to build a new Armenia, we need to get hold of the two ministries – [those of] education and diaspora.
Prayer breakfast draws 300 people
Effingham Daily News (Illinois)
May 2, 2018 Wednesday
Prayer breakfast draws 300 people
Charles Mills, Effingham Daily News, Ill.
May 02–EFFINGHAM — About 300 people on Wednesday gathered at the Thelma Keller Convention Center to celebrate the 2018 National Day of Prayer a day early.
Claude Hudson greeted the crowd and welcomed everyone to the fifth annual breakfast. After a brief introduction and prayer, inspirational music was performed by a group of musicians directed by Rochelle Cekander while participants enjoyed their breakfast.
Kelli French, director of the Effingham Child Development Center, talked about the history of the center, which was started in 1972, and future needs of the program. French emphasized a need for all-inclusive playground equipment.
Keynote speaker for the 2018 National Day of Prayer meeting was Dr. Ruben Boyajian, who described the struggles his family endured while he was growing up.
“What an honor to be here today,” Boyajian said.
Boyajian talked about the genocide that started in 1915 by the Turkish government, continuing until 1922, against Armenian Christians. He went on to say his father, Jacob, who was 9 at the time, and mother, Isabel, 11, where members of two Armenian families living in a small town close to Mount Ararat.
“Many of the members of the families disappeared,” Boyajian explained. “The premeditated systematic violence left 1.5 million dead.”
“Turkey’s lack of contrition left descendants struggling to reconcile loss and renewal,” Boyajian said. “Miraculously, American missionaries were able to rescue many of the Armenian children.”
Boyajian says his parents were among the children who escaped to Uruguay. He said Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, France and the United States generously opened their doors, accepting many refugees.
According to Boyajian, his parents met at an Armenian Evangelical Church in Montevideo, Uruguay, where they later got married.
“I’m known as the baby of the family,” Boyajian said. “My parents had six children.”
Boyajian said his father was a tailor and talked about how his mother read the Bible every night to the family. He talked about the loss of two of his brothers at a very young age.
“Times were difficult and food shortages were common,” Boyajian said. “She would be up at five in the morning, walked several blocks to the local market to stand in line two or three hours to get 5 pounds of potatoes, dry milk and bread, then walk back home.”
Boyajian said his father would start reading the Bible at 4 in the morning before work.
“There was an almost fear of fate fueled by constant prayers and reminders that we should remain thankful and hopeful for what God would provide,” Boyajian said. “These principles were the main source of energy, hope, confidence and belief.”
“I shall never forget the earlier years of my life.” Boyajian added. “My parents’ faith was unwavering.”
According to Boyajian, his parents spent most of their lives in Montevideo, with a few years spent in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
He talked about how his brother became a dentist and eventually an ordained Methodist minister.
“His sermons provided guidance, hope and awareness of the unfair, and economic systems that ignore the poor,” Boyajian said.
Boyajian talked about life in Montevideo in the 1960s and ’70s. He talked about how his brother, who advocated biblical justice and compassion for the sick, was arrested by the military police.
According to Boyajian, his home was searched for communist literature that were components of a revolutionary cell.
“Of course, none of this was found and my brother was released,” Boyajian said.
Years later, Boyajian completed his medical training and became a member of the United States Air Force. He served as chief surgeon at Chanute Air Force Base before eventually coming to Effingham.
Boyajian’s father moved to Effingham to live the rest of his life and had a dream of becoming a U.S. Citizen.
“It became real at the age of 95,” Boyajian said. “He became an American Citizen. He wanted to be legal.”
“I learned the hard way, it is very important to make life’s choices, plans, decisions without excluding God from the process.” Boyajian said.
Sports: Golovkin vs Martirosyan: Live stream and TV channel for GGG’s ring return
The Sun, UK
May 2 2018
ON THE BOX Golovkin vs Martirosyan: Live stream and TV channel for GGG’s ring return
After Saul Alvarez is forced to pull out of their fight due to a drug suspension, GGG puts his titles on the line
GENNADY GOLOVKIN defends his WBA and WBC middleweight titles against late replacement Vanes Martirosyan on Saturday night.
After Saul Alvarez’s shock drug rap, GGG returns to the ring for the first time since his draw with the Mexican last September.
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Martiosyan, known as ‘Nightmare’, has failed in both his world title bouts so far and hasn’t fought for two years.
Golovkin’s IBF title will not be on the line as the sanctioning body didn’t approve the Armenian-American as an opponent.
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UNFORTUNATELY this fight isn’t being shown live in the UK.
In the US, HBO will be covering all the action.
You can stay here on SunSport though for analysis and reaction from ring-side with the fight taking place in the early hours of Sunday, May 6.
IF you’re staying up to follow this one, get the coffee ready.
The undercard will begin around midnight UK time and the main bout is expected around 3/4am.
Wales and Armenia twinned in Senedd’s landscape paintings
The Western Mail, Wales, UK
May 2, 2018 Wednesday
Wales and Armenia twinned in Senedd’s landscape paintings
An exhibition of paintings at the Senedd illustrates the close ties between Wales and Armenia, explains Martin Shipton
by Martin Shipton
WALES and Armenia are roughly the same size in terms of population – and a compelling exhibition of impressionist paintings near the Senedd’s public café shows how there are strong similarities between the countries’ hilly landscapes too.
A number of books have been written about the links that have been established between the two nations: their common ecclesiastical heritage, for example.
The pictures, curated by Welsh Armenian couple Gary and Mariam Torosyan, sometimes leave the viewer wondering which country is being depicted.
Some of the paintings on display are the work of Mariam, who was born in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, and who trained in art school in Russia.
Gary, who was born in Cardiff and whose father, John, is an energetic spokesman for the small Welsh Armenian community, said: “It’s a collection of mostly Armenian artworks, which are here to show Armenian culture and the Armenian style of painting. Some of the artists are quite well known in Armenian circles, while some are not so well known.
“The most prominent is probably Lems Nersisyan, and there’s also Faenberg Sargsyan. Their paintings are not that valuable at the moment, but hopefully one day they will be.
“Most of the paintings are impressionistic landscapes. There are a couple of caricatures too.
“We also included some paintings by Llinos Thomas, the daughter of Canon Patrick Thomas of Carmarthen [who has written two books about Armenia]. We’ve tried to put a few paintings in that show the link between Wales and Armenia.”
A couple of scenes painted by Mariam – one of Armenia, the other of Wales – are very similar, especially given her style of painting.
There are also Welsh crosses and Armenian crosses in the exhibition, demonstrating the similar Christian heritages of the two countries.
Mariam said: “If you see the colours of the paintings, you can understand how similar the mountain landscapes are in both countries.”
Gary said: “I liken the Brecon Beacons to the Armenian Highlands. If you get a hot summer in Wales, then the Brecon Beacons turn all yellow. It’s exactly what happens in Armenia. Because it’s a lot warmer climate you get it every year there.
“It’s a mountainous country – so is Wales. It’s about the same size and people don’t look that different.
“I don’t know if there’s a proven link, but it’s been said the Welsh and Armenians come from the same people a very long time ago. One comparison is certainly the friendliness of the people. For us, as a community, we certainly feel very at home here.
“There have been Armenians living in Wales for many years: there was certainly a community here before my grandfather came. They moved to Wales in the 1970s, although they lived in the UK from the 1960s. What’s nice about Cardiff is it’s very similar to Yerevan in terms of population.”
¦ The exhibition can be seen until May 25.
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FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN
JIM COSTA
Representing California’s 16th District
Fresno County · Merced County · Madera County
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May 3, 2018 202-570-5195
Rep. Costa Visits Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School
Fresno, CA — Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) visited Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School in Clovis where he met with students and faculty and spoke to students about the importance of community engagement and his time serving in Congress. In addition, Rep. Costa heard directly from students about some of the programs and opportunities unique to Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School, the only Armenian school in the state of California from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Costa’s visit also featured components of Armenian culture, including sharing in a Mezza Table and student performances of traditional Armenian dances.
“One of the great things about our San Joaquin Valley is its diversity and the interweaving of all of its rich cultures,” said Rep. Costa. “Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School – in addition to providing students with a high-quality education – celebrates and engages students in the vibrant Armenian culture that plays a significant role in our Valley home. It was an honor to meet with these remarkable students and dedicated educators today.”
Curtis Shamlin, Principal of Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School, shared, “We truly appreciate the words Congressman Costa shared with us. We thank him for his service to our country and his continued recognition of our Armenian community.”
Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School focuses its educational courses and extra-curricular programs on academic excellence and the development of a rich appreciation of Armenian culture. To do so, the school broadly promotes technology and scientific advancements, visual and performing arts, and Armenian language, cooking, dance, and other Armenian culturally-significant areas.
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Thursday,
Armenian Protest Leader Reassured By Parliament Majority
• Emil Danielyan
Armenia - Supporters of opposition leader Nikol Pashinian demosntrate in
Yerevan's Republic Square, 2 May 2018.
Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian said on Thursday he has received fresh
assurances that Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) will not prevent the
parliament from choosing him as Armenia’s prime minister next week.
Pashinian appealed to Armenians shortly after holding what he called an
“important” meeting with the HHK’s parliamentary leader, Vahram Baghdasarian.
“He reaffirmed that the HHK faction in the National Assembly will assist the
people’s candidate in getting elected prime minister,” he said in a video
message posted on Facebook.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the HHK faction promised to “help the
candidate to be nominated by one-third of the parliament to become prime
minister” at a session of the National Assembly slated for May 8.
Pashinian said in that regard that more one-third of the parliament’s 105
members have already formally backed his bid for power. “We have already
collected the necessary number of signatures … and we consider my nomination a
fait accompli,” said Pashinian.
The signatures are understood to have come from deputies representing
Pashinian’s Yelk bloc, another opposition alliance led by businessman Gagik
Tsarukian, and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun).
Tsarukian made clear on Wednesday that his bloc, which controls 31 parliament
seats, will continue to support Pashinian.
Armenia - A protest in Republic Square in Yerevan, 2 May 2018.
The parliament voted by 56 to 45 against Pashinian’s premiership bid following
a long and heated debate on Tuesday. The 42-year-old oppositionist, who has
triggered an unprecedented protest movement in the country, responded by urging
supporters to resume their peaceful protests. Tens of thousands of them blocked
streets and roads across the country on Wednesday.
Pashinian told supporters to again gather in Yerevan’s Republic Square on May
8. In the meantime, he said, he “will stay in touch” with them because “we must
be able to very quickly react to any possible change of the political
situation.”
Pashinian also said: “You have dubbed our revolution a revolution of love and
tolerance, and I hope that we will stick to that principle regardless of the
political situation. Our aim is to establish national unity and solidarity. We
must rule out any propaganda of hatred, an atmosphere of hatred.”
It was an apparent reference to a litany of abusive comments and messages
directed, mainly through social media, at senior HHK figures in recent days.
Several HHK lawmakers have closed their Facebook pages as a result. Some of
them claim to have also received threats of violence.
Russia Hopes Ties With Armenia Will Stay Unchanged
RUSSIA -- A view of Kremlin' Grand Kremlin Palace, center, Towers, Churches and
frozen Moskva (Moscow) river in Moscow, February 14, 2018
Russia hopes that its close relationship with Armenia will remain unchanged
after the grave political crisis in the South Caucasus state is resolved, a
spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
“We still hope that all processes in Armenia will remain within the
constitutional and legal frames,” Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “We wish our
Armenian friends a maximally quick settlement of the existing political
situation.”
“We also hope that in any case the allied, warm and constructive
Russian-Armenian relations will remain a constant for both the foreign policy
of our country and the foreign policy of Yerevan,” he said, according to
Russian news agencies.
Peskov implied that Moscow is prepared for any outcome of the upcoming election
by the Armenian parliament of the country’s new prime minister.
For its part, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that it is continuing to
“closely follow” the dramatic developments in Armenia. In a statement, it
expressed hope that the Armenian crisis will be resolved “as soon as possible”
through a “constructive dialogue of the republic’s political forces.”
Both the ministry and the Kremlin thus remained careful not to publicly take
sides in the three-week standoff that has led to the resignation of Prime
Minister Serzh Sarkisian. Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian, who has organized
the massive anti-government protests across Armenia, is now expected to be
chosen as prime minister on May 8.
Pashinian has repeatedly stated that he will not pull Armenia out of
Russian-led defense and trade blocs if he comes to power. He told visiting
Russian parliamentarians on April 29 that Russian-Armenian ties will only
deepen further as a result of regime change in Yerevan.
Pashinian has previously harshly criticized Armenia’s membership in the
Eurasian Economic Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Lawmakers from Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) pointed to this fact during
Tuesday’s parliament debate on his bid to become prime minister. They
repeatedly challenged him to explain why he is now making different statements
on the subject.
“We now have new political realities and must reckon with them,” responded
Pashinian. A “drastic” change in Armenia foreign policy would only hurt the
country, he said.
President Hails ‘Democratic Developments’ In Armenia
Armenia - President Armen Sarkissian (L) meets with opposition leader Nikol
Pashinian in Republic Square in Yerevan, 21 April 2018.
President Armen Sarkissian on Thursday praised the Republican Party (HHK) for
effectively agreeing to hand over power to opposition leader Nikol Pashinian,
saying that the move has “brought to a logical conclusion democratic
developments” in Armenia.
“In this regard, I salute the responsible stance of the democratic movement led
by Nikol Pashinian, the Republican Party of Armenia, the Prosperous Armenia
Party, Yelk coalition and the ARF [Dashnaktsutyun] which emanates for the
primary interests of Armenia and our people and opens the door for national
accord,” Sarkissian said in a statement.
“With this, our nation has proved once again that at fateful moments we are
able to unite and make decisions which benefit the entire nation,” he said.
“We are facing challenges, and I am confident that on May 8 in the name of
reformation the achievements of the pan-national movement will be secured … It
will further elevate our reputation and standing in the world,” added
Sarkissian.
The Armenian parliament is scheduled to meet and again try to elect the next
prime minister on May 8. Leaders of the HHK majority in the National Assembly
have indicated that Pashinian will garner enough votes to succeed HHK leader
Serzh Sarkisian as premier.
Armen Sarkissian, who has largely ceremonial powers, stood by his view that the
dramatic events of the last few weeks have marked the beginning of a “new
Armenia.” He again paid tribute to young Armenians who have been at the
forefront of the unprecedented protest movement led by Pashinian.
“I am proud of our nation, I am proud of dignified Armenian citizens, I am
proud of our unity and solidarity. I am confident and I can see that we have
already started to create a new Armenia,” concluded the president.
Press Review
“Zhoghovurd” sees clear indications that the political crisis in Armenia is
nearing a resolution. The paper points out that shortly after meeting former
President Serzh Sarkisian on Wednesday the parliamentary faction of his
Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) implied that it will help opposition leader
Nikol Pashinian get elected prime minister on May 8. “Frankly, many do not
believe that the HHK will hand over power without a fight,” the paper says,
warning that the HHK will only spark a renewed wave of protests if it fails to
honor its pledge.
“Zhamanak” notes that the HHK decided to stop opposing Pashinian’s push for
power only one day after engineering a parliament vote against his becoming
prime minister. The paper attributes the quick volte face to the renewed
anti-government protests staged across Armenia. “But was that enough?” it asks.
“Did the HHK not expect to generate such an outburst on May 2 when it scuttled
the parliament vote [for Pashinian’s premiership?]” It also wonders whether the
Republicans hoped to strike a deal with Gagik Tsarukian and the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun).
“Hraparak” says that public fury with the HHK and euphoria about its loss of
power is “understandable” because that party has long lost popular trust. In an
editorial, the paper at the same time strongly condemns those Pashinian
supporters have directed insults and even threats at senior HHK figures,
notably female parliamentarians, in recent days.
“Aravot” says that the outside world must not be left with the impression that
Serzh Sarkisian and his party have been overthrown violently. “The prime
minister of the parliamentary majority has resigned because that majority does
not enjoy public support and in order to solve this problem the parliament is
electing a minority prime minister and forming a minority government and is
going to call pre-term elections,” editorializes the paper.
(Tigran Avetisian)
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