ArmInfo.  Armenia is currently debating the introduction of a residency requirement (a  "residency census") for participation in national elections. On July  2, during an extraordinary session, the National Assembly began the  first-reading debate on proposed amendments to the Electoral Code. 

ArmInfo. High voter turnout puts the authorities under time pressure.  Agnesa Khamoyan, a representative of the Armenia bloc, stated this during a press conference on June 7.

ArmInfo. Armenian authorities are moving toward rigging the country's parliamentary elections, as stated by lawyer Hovhannes Khudoyan at a press conference in Yerevan on June 4.

ArmInfo.  Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics arrived in Armenia on an official visit. The official welcoming ceremony took place on May 7 at the residence of the  Armenian President.

ArmInfo.The Armenia bloc, led by second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, will support the opposition force that receives the most votes following the parliamentary elections. Artsvik Minasyan,  secretary of the opposition parliamentary faction with the same name, made this statement to journalists on April 23.

ArmInfo. Artsvik Minasyan, Secretary of the opposition "Armenia" faction in the National Assembly, has decided to run at the bottom of the "Armenia" bloc's election list, led by Armenia's second president, Robert Kocharyan.

ArmInfo.  The "Armenia" bloc of Armenia's second president, Robert Kocharyan, presented the first thirty candidates on its electoral list for the upcoming  parliamentary elections in Armenia, scheduled for June 7, 2026.

ArmInfo.The "Armenia" bloc of second President Robert Kocharyan has presented the socio-economic  section of its election program.  

ArmInfo.  Amendments to the Electoral Code proposed by Armenia's ruling Civil Contract faction have provoked a sharply negative reaction from the opposition.

ArmInfo.The Administrative Court of Appeals in Armenia, in its final and binding decision, has declared illegal a provision in the appendix to the 2020 government decision declaring martial law in the country that prohibited  assemblies and free expression (critical statements), as stated by lawyer Vahe Grigoryan  on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Discussions have begun in the National Assembly of Armenia on the candidacy of Vladimir Vardanyan, a member of the Constitutional Court, nominated by RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan.

ArmInfo.  At the February 13 session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, the ruling Civil Contract faction failed to hold a secret ballot vote on a draft resolution to terminate the mandate of Hakob Hakobyan, a member of the Television and Radio Commission.

ArmInfo.  Discussions continued at the February 12 National Assembly session on a draft resolution submitted by the opposition Armenia faction to terminate the mandate of Hakob Hakobyan, a member of the Television and Radio Commission.

ArmInfo. The amendments to the Electoral Code proposed by deputies of the ruling Civil Contract faction have only one goal: to establish pro-government election observation missions. Artsvik Minasyan, secretary of the opposition  Armenia faction, told reporters this on January 23.

ArmInfo.  An extraordinary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia has begun in Armenia, with only one item on its agenda: amendments to the Electoral Code. The amendments were sponsored by MPs from the ruling Civil Contract faction, Arusyak Dzhulakyan, Vladimir Vardanyan, and Lilit Minasyan. The document is planned to be considered in two readings.

ArmInfo. The arrest of Archbishop Arshak Khachtarian, head of the chancery of the Mother See of Etchmiadzin, should serve as a signal to the Armenian public to  oppose the outrages of the current Armenian authorities, as stated by  Artsvik Minasyan, secretary of the opposition "Armenia" faction in   parliament, to reporters outside the courthouse where a pretrial  detention measure was being decided for Archbishop Arshak. The  opposition figure pointed out that the Armenian people are currently  under the influence of information terrorism and regretfully  acknowledged that opposition forces and media outlets have so far  failed to adequately countered the misinformation spread by the  current Armenian government and its foreign patrons. "One gets the  impression that our society today has a blurred vision of the future.  After all, the public appears indifferent  to the authorities'  attempts to concentrate power by exploiting key attributes of  Armenian statehood," Minasyan noted.

ArmInfo.  Yesterday's events in Gyumri demonstrated that the political majority does not accept the will of the people, as stated by Artsvik Minasyan,  secretary of the "Armenia" opposition faction, in the National  Assembly  on October 21.

ArmInfo.Hearings have begun in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia, proposed by the opposition "Armenia" faction, aimed at increasing penalties  for denial of the Armenian Genocide.

ArmInfo. The court has granted permission for Artsvik Minasyan, Secretary of the Armenia parliamentary faction, to travel abroad. The decision was made today,  September 19.

ArmInfo. Peace is accessible and measurable only when neither side exerts pressure on the other. This is a classic truth, and the formula for any effective  negotiations, as stated by Secretary of the opposition parliamentary  faction "Armenia" Artsvik Minasyan  in a conversation with  journalists on September 3, touching upon the peace agreement  initialed between Armenia and Azerbaijan on August 8 in Washington  D.C..