Tsarukyan calls his bloc “the opposition”April 24, 2017 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Tsarukyan bloc hasn’t formed a coalition and is therefore the opposition, the bloc leader Gagik Tsatukyan said at Tsitsernakaberd, the memorial to Genocide victims. Asked whether the bloc made a relevant announcement at the National Assembly, Tsarukyan replied: “Not being a part of the coalition makes us the opposition. The opposition is not about throwing dirt or staging provocation, it’s about being effective enough to bring changes to people’s lives.” In 2012, the Tsarukyan-led Prosperous Armenia party declared themselves “an alternative, rather than the opposition.” He also stated that the votes collected by the bloc at parliamentary election were not enough to guarantee the $15 billion investment in the Armenian economy, as mentioned in his electoral pledge. “The 29-30% of votes is not enough of a guarantee for the prospected investors. So we’ll need to wait till the next elections,” A1+ quoted him as saying. At the elections to the national Assembly the Tsarukyan bloc secured 428.892 (27.35%) votes. He also noted that no decision has yet been made regarding the position of the deputy parliament speaker to be taken by a Tsarukyan bloc representative. Related links: Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |