[ last updated 15:12 ] President Robert Kocharian dismissed on Wednesday a prominent army general and deputy defense minister who is thought to have tacitly supported opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian in Armenia’s troubled presidential election.
[ last updated 15:14 ] The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) is seeking to boost its presence in Armenia’s government as a result of its alliance with Prime Minister and President-elect Serzh Sarkisian, a leader of the nationalist party said on Wednesday.
[ last updated 15:16 ] Three dozen arrested opposition leaders and activists began a collective hunger strike on Wednesday to demand their release from jail and an end to what they see as government repressions against supporters of former President Levon Ter-Petrosian.
[ last updated 15:08 ] “Hayots Ashkhar” says although Robert Kocharian and his team have done a generally good job of running Armenia, there is a need for a “large-scale personnel renewal” in the country’s leadership.