Hrayr Tovmasyan

Armenia’s Constitutional Court to assess validity of snap parliamentary elections

2021 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia

July 10, 2021

Armenia'a Constitutional Court to consider invalidating the results of the early parliamentary elections upon request of four opposition blocs

Armenian constitutional amendments, disputed by opposition, human rights activists come into force

June 27, 2020

Those who the amendments pertain to are also unhappy – three judges and the chairman of the Constitutional Court, who have all lost their posts due to the changes.

Armenian parliament makes moves to resolve Constitutional Court crisis – without a referendum

Corruption scandals in Armenia

June 22, 2020

The ruling majority adopted a draft amendment to the Constitution, according to which the chairman of the Constitutional Court, elected under the previous government, will resign. The opposition boycotted the parliamentary session

Fate of Armenian Constitutional Court decided not by referendum, but by parliamentary majority

Corruption scandals in Armenia

June 03, 2020

MPs have passed a bill which may cancel the referendum on constitutional amendments and is expected to go into effect as soon as the state of emergency is lifted

Armenia: the battle for the Constitutional Court. Video

February 21, 2020

How and why the "new" authorities are trying to remove the head of the Constitutional Court and it’s judges from the previous government - a two-minute chronology of events

Will there be a constitutional referendum in Armenia? Everything is in the hands of the opposition

February 10, 2020

If two opposition parliamentary factions collect enough signatures, the Constitutional Court may suspend the process and save itself from “dissolution”

Armenian gov’t proposes referendum on Constitutional Court to solve stand off

February 07, 2020

This is the latest move in the months-long stand off between court chair Hrayr Tovmasyan and the authorities.

PACE, Venice Commission call for resolution to Armenian Constitutional Court drama

February 05, 2020

Head of the Venice Commission and observers of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe call for the “open conflict” between the government and the court to be resolved

Armenian official resigns after targeting daughter of head of Constitutional Court – latter intends to sue PM

January 27, 2020

Behind this appeal is the escalated conflict between the Prime Minister and the head of the Constitutional Court, which is likely to reach the court.

Criminal charges of abuse of authority brought against head of Armenian Constitutional Court

December 28, 2019

Hrayr Tovmasyan has been charged with abuse of power, but he will continue to carry out his role as head of the Constitutional Court

Armenian Constitutional Court judges offered pension equal to salary for early retirement in bid to ‘reclaim court’

December 10, 2019

The head of the Constitutional Court is the government’s main target in its newest attempt at dealing with the body’s connections to the former ruling Republican Party of Armenia

Armenia: ruling party continues struggle against head of Constitutional Court

October 18, 2019

A case may soon launched against Hrayr Tovmasyan, however for now he will continue as head of the Constitutional Court

Armenian parliament intends to replace head of Constitutional Court

October 05, 2019

Details: what Hrayr Tovmasyan has been accused of, why the majority of MPs are ready to have him replaced