Heritage party leader calls for ‘preventing particracy’ in ArmeniaJuly 1, 2017 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Particracy is threatening Armenia in 2018, Heritage party founding leader Raffi Hovannisian told reporters on Friday, June 30. “To prevent the danger,” Hovannisian proposes that the opposition should join forces, while president Serzh Sargsyan, according to him, should leave. “He musn’t be the new prime minister or the secretary general of the security system,” RFE/RL Armenian Service cited the Heritage chief as saying. Hovannisian said their plans for a velvet regime change will remain in force even if Karen Karapetyan retains his post as prime minister. Earlier, Heritage said it is bracing for extraordinary “velvet regime change" due to a lack of nationwide elections in the coming five years. The Heritage party has no final agreement with other opposition parties, but is “considering establishing a wide front with a number of forces and individuals,” he added. Also Friday, Hovannisian said he is ready to discuss the future of Armenia with Serzh Sargsyan as the leader of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |