· February, 2008

Stories about Armenia from February, 2008

Armenia: Presidential Election Today

Polls have been open for today's presidential election in Armenia for eight hours now in a crucial vote which will determine the successor to the incumbent but outgoing president, Robert...

19 February 2008

Armenia: Bloggers Consider Election Choices

The Armenian Observer posts a comprehensive update and roundup on what's new in the pre-election blogosphere. In particular, the digest examines how some bloggers consider the various candidates on offer...

14 February 2008

Armenia: Opposition Discord

Unzipped is disappointed by news that an opposition candidate has not pulled out of the race for next week's presidential election in Armenia to support another, former president Levon Ter-Petrossian....

14 February 2008

Armenia: Opposition Rally

The Armenian Patchwork posts photographs of a pre-election campaign rally held by former president, Levon Ter-Petrossian, in Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri.

14 February 2008

Armenia: Trndez

Today might have been St. Valentine's day, but in Armenia it was also Trndez, an ancient pagan festival now absorbed into the Christian calendar. Posts from Armenia, a Peace Corps...

14 February 2008

Armenia: Blogging Competition

The Armenian Observer comments on a new competition to find the best blog post in the Armenian blogosphere. While the number of Armenian blogs increases, quality is deteriorating and the...

12 February 2008

Armenia: Political Assassination?

Following accusations made at a recent pre-election campaign meeting by the radical opposition that the 27 October 1999 assassinations in the Armenian Parliament were linked to attempts to broker a...

12 February 2008

Armenia: Heritage Supports Ter-Petrossian

Blogian also comments on the latest development in the presidential race ahead of next Tuesday's vote in Armenia. However, the blogger warns that while the party's leader, Raffi Hovannisian, is...

12 February 2008

Armenia: Presidential Election Monitor 2008

With the prime minister campaigning for next week's presidential election in Armenia, a significant opposition party declared its support for a former president running for the vote who reportedly paid...

12 February 2008

Armenia: Media Concerns

The Armenian Observer points out some valid flaws in a recent study of the media ahead of the 19 February 2008 presidential election in Armenia. In particular, the blogger says...

11 February 2008

Armenia: Fire at Ministry of Justice

Both Nazarian and Unzipped briefly comment on the sudden and somewhat mysterious fire that engulfed at least two floors of the Ministry of Justice. However, while one of the pro-Ter-Petrossian...

10 February 2008

Armenia: Radical Opposition Momentum

Unzipped says he believes that the pre-election campaign by former president Levon Ter-Petrossian is gaining momentum. In particular, yesterday's rally in Yerevan’s Liberty Square gives the blogger hope although he...

10 February 2008

Armenia: Quote of the Day

Nazarian criticizes the Armenian Revolutionary Federation — Dashnaktsutyun for the pre-election campaign rhetoric of its candidate, Vahan Hovannisian. The blogger points out that the party continues to criticize the very...

10 February 2008

Armenia: Nationalist Politics?

Blogian comments on Friday's pre-election campaign rally by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation — Dashnaktsutyun’s candidate Vahan Hovannisian and especially with regards to debate over its nationalist credentials in the media.

10 February 2008

Armenia: Propaganda & Beatings

Both Nazarian and Unzipped are alarmed by the beating of youth distributing Levon Ter-Petrossian pre-election campaign leaflets in Yerevan. At the same time, other leaflets accusing the former president of...

10 February 2008