“Armenia” alliance

The MPs of the "Armenia" (Hayastan) faction met with the Ambassador of Russia. Seyran Ohanyan

A number of MPs from the "Armenia" (Hayastan) faction met with Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin in Parliament, Seyran Ohanyan told reporters. "The council of the faction met with the Ambassador. We discussed the situation, presented the views of our faction on the current military-political situation. We also discussed issues related to parliamentary cooperation. And, of course, we discussed the situation that has developed around Armenia," Ohanyan said. Ohanyan added that during the meeting the Armenian-Russian cooperation was stressed. "We talked about border activities. There are some closed problems that I would not like to talk about here today. I think that I said about the main directions," Ohanyan said. When asked whether there was a conversation about the possible signing of a new document between Armenia and Azerbaijan with the mediation of Russia, Ohanyan replied: "We have asked. The ambassador said that he didn’t have full information about it."

11:46 - 29 October, 2021

There cannot be any closed discussions in any format: they must be accountable to society․ The response of the "Armenia" (Hayastan) alliance to Pashinyan's invitation

The "Armenia" (Hayastan) alliance has issued a statement. "Today, during a Q&A with the government, once again avoiding clear answers to questions, misleading the public, the person holding the post of Prime Minister tried to form the impression that the "Armenia" (Hayastan) alliance is ready for closed discussions and conversations with him. The "Armenia" (Hayastan) alliance declares that there can be no closed discussions in any format with someone who put the sovereignty and security of Armenia at risk, who have surrendered a significant part of Artsakh to the enemy in a conspiratorial war, who calls the enemies constructive, and gives arrest orders for fabricated cases for his own compatriots. At the end of the day, whether they want to or not, they must be accountable to society. We once again confirm that we have not abandoned our goal to remove these authorities and only on this agenda there can be a discussion with the one who temporarily holds the post of Prime Minister," the statement reads.

09:25 - 28 October, 2021

Our goal is to prevent any new concessions at any cost. Ishkhan Saghatelyan

My statement about a rally in the first ten days of November is a subject of heated discussions on social media and on various platforms. Some say that holding a rally on November 9 is pointless, because everything will be over by then. Ishkhan Saghatelyan, the Vice President of the RA National Assembly, wrote about this on Facebook. "And some deliberately distort my words in pursuit of another goal. Dear compatriots, since during this time we have repeatedly stated that our struggle has not stopped, and that we have envisaged concrete steps in the near future, ten days ago we appealed to the Yerevan Municipality to organize a rally and march on November 9 and 10. In response to a journalist's question, I confirmed that at the moment the rally scheduled for November 9 is in force. Of course, this doesn't mean that we will not do anything before November 9, including a rally. I have said dozens of times, and I repeat once again that our goal is to prevent a new capitulation. Our goal has never been allowing the authorities to lead the country to defeat, and only after call them traitors twice. That's what we did also last year during the war, constantly making proposals for a way out of the current situation. During the worst days of the war, we proposed to create an operational military-political headquarters in the country for a breakthrough at the front. I'm grateful to those of our friends, citizens who fought day and night and continue to fight, because they understand that the fate of the Homeland is being decided. I repeat, our goal is to prevent any new concession at any cost. Is it possible? I think yes, if we refrain from senseless speculation and be united. We will do it, we will succeed and save the homeland, otherwise there will always someone be guilty. The most important is the Homeland, not the removal of the authorities in the lost Homeland," he wrote.

10:36 - 25 October, 2021

David Sedrakyan has submitted an application to renounce his parliamentary mandate

The MP of the parliamentary faction "Armenia" (Hayastan) David Sedrakyan has submitted an application to renounce his parliamentary mandate. This was stated by Agnesa Khamoyan, the MP of the "Armenia" (Hayastan) faction, adding that the reasons are personal.

15:41 - 22 October, 2021

Artur Sargsyan, the arrested MP from the "Armenia" (Hayastan) alliance, was recently released

"Artur Sargsyan, MP from the "Armenia" (Hayastan) alliance, who had been illegally arrested for months, was recently released. A council meeting was held at the central headquarters of the alliance yesterday headed by Leader Robert Kocharyan, in which Artur Sargsyan also took part. Stressing the importance of the fact that after a long illegal arrest, Artur Sargsyan can objectively implement his parliamentary mandate, on the other hand, we must emphasize that Armen Charchyan and Mkhitar Zakaryan, two other opposition MPs, continue to remain in detention illegally. The actions we have taken during these months will be continued, but must state that these lawlessness occur in the silence of international structures," the statement of "Armenia" (Hayastan) alliance reads.

11:27 - 21 October, 2021

Today it is difficult to talk about complete independence. these authorities are leading our country to fall, the enemy is invading our borders day by day. Seyran Ohanyan

Today it is difficult to talk about complete independence, because sovereignty is primarily expressed in the fact that you have a territory, a population, an economy, and you are the owner of this border. This was stated by Seyran Ohanyan, the head of the "Armenia" (Hayastan) parliamentary faction, touching upon the question of how independent we are today. "Today, when Azerbaijanis are on our borders, are organizing provocations in many places, are not leaving our territories, it's very difficult to talk about complete sovereignty," Ohanyan said and noted that, in the end, we must understand that there were no easy situations for the Armenian people, it has always been difficult. "These authorities are leading our country to fall day by day, after the war, our enemy is invading our borders day by day," Seyran Ohanyan said.

13:53 - 21 September, 2021

The "Armenia" (Hayastan) faction will not take part in the voting on the government's program

The "Armenia" (Hayastan) faction of the National Assembly will not take part in the voting on the government's program. This was announced by Seyran Ohanyan, the head of the "Armenia" (Hayastan) faction. "Taking into account the shortcomings in the program, the "Armenia" (Hayastan) bloc believes that you will adopt this program anyway, so we will not participate in voting on this program," Ohanyan said.

11:32 - 26 August, 2021

The situation tends to be tense, but I don't think there will be a large-scale war. Seyran Ohanyan

"The presence of the Russian peacekeeping forces and our cooperation with Russia will not allow that," the former Defense minister said. According to the former Defense minister, the head of the "Armenia" (Hayastan) faction Seyran Ohanyan, the situation tends to be tense. In an interview with "Azatutyun", Seyran Ohanyan stressed that he doesn′t think that there will be a large-scale war. "Azatutyun" - Mr. Ohanyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan recently said that he is ready to start negotiations with Azerbaijan at the highest level. What does the "Hayastan" faction think? What do you think about this? Seyran Ohanyan - I think that before starting negotiations at the highest level, we need to restore our security system and increase the degree of internal cohesion, since there are no peaceful conditions for starting high-level negotiations with Azerbaijan. Firstly, Azerbaijan needs to be forced, and our partners the CSTO, Russia should also direct their forces in this direction, so that they withdraw their forces outside of the Republic of Armenia, and secondly, if we say that incapable management led to defeat, nevertheless, in the international arena we need to represent that the criminal in this war is the leadership of Azerbaijan.

12:05 - 19 August, 2021

The candidates for the post of the Speaker of the National Assembly are Alen Simonyan and the arrested opposition MPs Mkhitar Zakaryan and Artur Sargsyan

At the first session of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly the "Civil Contract" faction nominated Alen Simonyan for the post of the Speaker of the National Assembly, and the "Armenia" (Hayastan) and "I Have Honor" (Pativ unem) factions nominated the arrested MPs Mkhitar Zakaryan and Artur Sargsyan.

12:39 - 02 August, 2021

The society should be aware of the content of possible Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations. The statement of the "Armenia" (Hayastan) and "I Have Honor" (Pativ Unem) alliances

The opposition alliances "I Have Honor" (Pativ Unem) and "Armenia" (Hayastan) issued a statement on the recent events on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. "On July 28 the representatives of the "Armenia" (Hayastan) and "I Have Honor" (Pativ Unem) alliances held a meeting. During the meeting issues related to the attack of Azerbaijani military units on the Armenian positions of Azerbaijani military units that invaded the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the aggravation of the situation along the entire border were discussed. The "Armenia" (Hayastan) and "I Have Honor" (Pativ Unem) alliances, expressing deep concern about the situation, consider it necessary to state; 1. The provocations of the enemy on the borders of the Republic of Armenia and in this context the inaction and inability of the authorities once again prove that the recent elections, unfortunately, couldn′t solve the security problems and challenges that Armenia is facing now. 2. The Armenian society should be officially informed about the content and the course of possible Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations, mentioned in today′s message of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia. 3. The Baku dictator should clearly understand that as a result of the recent snap parliamentary elections in Armenia, a new situation has been created, according to which a national parliamentary opposition has been formed, which will use all opportunities to restrain the enemy in the international arena and serve the national and state interests of the Republic of Armenia. 4. We express our full support to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, assuring that we will support the soldiers and officers of our army by all means. 5. We express our deep condolences to the families of killed servicemen of the RA Armed Forces, and we wish the wounded servicemen a speedy recovery," - the statement reads.

17:47 - 28 July, 2021

Nikol Pashinyan congratulated the "Armenia" (Hayastan) and "I have the Honor" (Pativ unem) alliances on entering the National Assembly

At the beginning of the government session Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted that the snap parliamentary elections in Armenia were held in accordance with democratic standards and the final results of the elections reflect the will of the Armenian people. "Thus, the National Assembly of the 8th convocation will consist of 107 MPs and the "Civil Contract" party will receive 71 mandates, the "Armenia" (Hayastan) alliance will receive 29 mandates, the "I Have the Honor" (Pativ unem) bloc will receive 7 mandates," he said. Pashinyan congratulated everyone on holding free and competitive parliamentary elections in crisis conditions. "I congratulate the "Armenia" (Hayastan) and "I have the Honor" (Pativ unem) alliances on entering the National Assembly, I want to emphasize that for the first time in the history of Armenia elections have become a means of overcoming the internal political crisis, meanwhile in the past we got used to the practice of political crises as a result of elections," - Acting Prime Minister said.

11:44 - 22 July, 2021

Armenia must show will to protect its territorial integrity and the dignity of the people. Robert Kocharyan

Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia and the leader of the “Armenia” (Hayastan) alliance, wrote on his Facebook page․ "Since the last statement of the Azerbaijani president containing threats against Armenia enough time has passed, and the society was expecting an adequate response on behalf of the country. Unfortunately, once again that didn′t happen. Fear and uncertainty are not respected in international relations. Threats against Armenia and the Armenian people require a tough and clear response. Armenia must show will to protect its territorial integrity and the dignity of the people. As long as Armenia is led by someone who lost the war, this humiliating picture will continue. Moreover, the authorities, due to their inferiority complex, are arresting Syunik community leaders. They are arresting those who defended the safety of the residents of the region.

11:48 - 16 July, 2021

"Armenia" alliance mediates that Constitutional Court judge Vahe Grigoryan does not participate in the examination of their application

hetq.am: The "Armenia" alliance has applied to the Constitutional Court with a demand to invalidate the decision of the Central Electoral Commission of June 27, 2021, the official representative of the central headquarters of the alliance Aram Vardevanyan stated about this at the briefing today, adding that they dispute the constitutionality and legality of the decision on the election results, as well as the factual data underlying the decision. According to him, the Constitutional Court will examine their application in terms of quantitative violations, that is problems on the voting day, as well as in terms of quality, which, according to Vardevanyan, refers to the group of problems arising from May 10. The application submitted to the Constitutional Court consists of 12 points. Aram Vardevanyan said that they presented a number of evidence of election violations, as well as their analysis of the results of 109 polling stations, which refers to 88 thousand votes, of which 4 thousand had signatures in the lists published at the polling station, as the "Armenia" alliance has registered. According to Vardevanyan, the "Armenia" alliance has also submitted a letter-motion along with the application on the impossibility of the Constitutional Court judge Vahe Grigoryan's participation in the examination of the application, because according to Aram Vardevanyan, Vahe Grigoryan, as a judicial opponent, has filed a specific case against Robert Kocharyan and Seyran Ohanyan.

16:17 - 02 July, 2021

The director of the Goris Cultural Center forced the employees to take part in the "Armenia" alliance's campaign

The RA Investigative Committee has completed the preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated in connection with the incident that the director of the "Gusan Ashot" cultural center in Goris has forced the center's employees to participate in the "Armenia" alliance's pre-election campaign, the RA Investigative Committee reports. "The comprehensive investigation carried out in the Goris Investigation Division of the RA Investigation Committee's Syunik Department revealed and substantiated that on June 7, 2021, the director of the "Gusan Ashot" Cultural Center under the supervision of Goris municipality invited the staff of the same organization to a meeting, during which he announced about the visit of members of the "Armenia" alliance to Goris and, using his official position and the official dependence of the employees, forced the librarian and other employees to participate in the pre-election campaign organized by the alliance in the community. Then, on June 15, 2021, at around 12 o'clock, the director of the cultural center met with the librarian in front of the museum of the same organization and threatened to fire him after learning that he was going to take part in the pre-election rally of the "Civil Contract" party. The preliminary investigation is over and the criminal case is sent to the prosecutor supervising the trial with the motion to send the indictment to the court for confirmation. Notification:A person suspected or accused of an alleged crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in accordance with the procedure established by the RA Criminal Procedure Code by a court judgment that has entered into force.

13:03 - 02 July, 2021

"Armenia" alliance applies to the Constitutional Court for invalidating the election results

On July 2, 2021, the Constitutional Court registered the application of the "Armenia" alliance, which was running in the snap parliamentary elections, with the demand to declare the election results invalid, to declare the election results invalid, and to determine the order of distribution of mandates, or to call for a second round of elections, the speaker of the Constitutional Court Eva Tovmasyan wrote about this on her Facebook page. He also stated that as of 10:40 no other applications related to the election results have been submitted.

11:19 - 02 July, 2021

Kocharyan claims "Armenia" alliance will be a radical opposition in the Parliament

armenpress.am: The "Armenia" alliance will be a radical opposition in the Parliament, Armenia's second president and the leader of the "Armenia" alliance Robert Kocharyan stated this at the first general meeting of the alliance. “We have become a parliamentary opposition and have enough power to implement a part of our goals’’, Kocharyan said. He noted that as an institutional radical opposition, they will act within the limits of the Armenian law, returning the faith to parliamentary opposition to the people. ‘’In recent years, the parliamentary opposition made deals with the authorities. Today we need to return the faith of the people and as a radical opposition, we will do that working day and night’’, Kocharyan said. He also thanked the 270 thousand citizens who voted for them. He also added that the results of the elections were surprising for them.

22:19 - 29 June, 2021