National Assembly

Pre-New Year bonus for Armenia’s 107 MPs — nearly $5,000 each

Armenia

December 26, 2025

Civil servants in Armenia traditionally receive a so-called 13th salary before the New Year. Bonuses paid to MPs sparked a public backlash because they amounted to three times their regular monthly salary.

Armenian opposition MPs released after Constitutional Court ruling

Politics in Armenia

December 11, 2021

In Armenia, three opposition National Assembly MPs were released from arrest. The day before, the Constitutional Court ruled that their detention was illegal.

Armenian opposition boycotts first session of the newly elected parliament

Politics in Armenia

August 03, 2021

Opposition MPs left the session of the newly elected parliament in Armenia in order to protest against the arrest of the opposition deputies Mkhitar Zakaryan and Artur Sargsyan

Armenian parliamentary commission looking into questions surrounding April War

June 04, 2019

The commission is authorised to demand answers to all its questions from the top officers of Armenia and Karabakh and request access to secret documents

Armenian opposition comes out against ‘superpowers’ of PM

April 18, 2019

A number of capabilities of the Armenian PM were created by former President Serzh Sargsyan, who intended to take the post of prime minister after two terms in office