Robert Kocharian

'I’ll crush you': Pashinyan on debates with former Armenian presidents

Nikol Pashinyan

March 27, 2025

Armenian PM renews debate challenge to former leaders: “I’ll dig up the remains of your political corpse”

'Russia shouldn't be ignored to this extent' – former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan

Robert Kocharyan

February 17, 2025

He suggested looking at the situation "through Russia's eyes" and stated that Yerevan "betrayed Moscow and switched to the enemy camp."

Who’s to blame? Pashinyan invites Armenia’s ex-presidents to debate Karabakh issue

Nikol Pashinyan

December 24, 2024

The Armenian Prime Minister claims the negotiations were always aimed at "returning Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan," a claim former leaders refute but won't debate.

Ex-President of Armenia: It is naive to believe that the CSTO will respond if Armenia is attacked

Robert Kocharyan

February 17, 2022

Ex-President Kocharyan's comment notes that Armenia's security should be based on a stronger army and cooperation with Russia

Op-ed: will Armenia's new parliament consolidate or destabilize the country?

Armenia

June 22, 2021

As the new parliament has been elected in Armenia. experts are assessing the implications of the elections and the country's future prospects

Analysis: what are the implications of Pashinyan's victory in the snap parliamentary elections?

2021 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia

June 21, 2021

Acting PM Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party won the snap parliamentary elections, Armenia's Central Election Commission has announced, but what happens next?

Armenia votes in snap parliamentary elections

2021 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia

June 21, 2021

Snap parliamentary elections in Armenia is what the authorities and opposition consider the only way out of the political crisis that followed the country's defeat in the second Karabakh war

Ex-President of Armenia holds final rally with his supporters

2021 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia

June 18, 2021

Ex-President Kocharian and leader of the opposition Hayastan bloc has held the final rally in Yerevan amid the upcoming parliamentary elections of June 20

First violations detected as election campaign starts in Armenia

Politics in Armenia

June 07, 2021

With early parliamentary elections being scheduled for June 20, the pre-election campaign in Armenia has finally been launched. Here is all you need to know about the first forecasts and campaign violations

Ex-President Kocharian shares his opinion on resolving Armenia's problems

Robert Kocharyan

May 25, 2021

The leader of the Hayastan bloc commented at a press conference on the political situation in Armenia, the rating of the current leadership and the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border

Will upcoming elections in Armenia just be a repeat of the past?

Armenia

May 19, 2021

A pre-election puzzle is taking shape in Armenia. The alignment of the forces that announced their participation cannot please voters - they will have to choose from the "current" and "former"

Armenian ex. pres. Kocharian announces bid to participate in snap elections

Politics in Armenia

January 28, 2021

However, Robert Kocharian believes that holding early elections at the moment is dangerous, and therefore it is better that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan voluntarily resign

Armenian PM and ex-president accuse each other of 'diplomatic fiasco'

Nikol Pashinyan

December 05, 2020

Pashinyan is not going to resign, which is demanded by the opposition, and is responding to the accusations of ex-President Kocharian that he provoked the war in Karabakh, leaving Baku no other chance but to start it

Relatives of victims of March 1, 2008 riots in Armenia refuse to participate in trial of ex. pres. Kocharyan

Armenia

September 08, 2020

The relatives say the trial has turned into a farce, "and there is pronounced sabotage on the part of some offices and opposition to attempts to identify the true culprits."

Armenian ex-President Robert Kocharyan released on bail following court decision

Corruption scandals in Armenia

June 18, 2020

The Armenian Court of Appeals has decided to grant former president Robert Kocharyan bail

Judge in case of the ex-president of Armenia rules attitude of prosecutor ‘not biased’ – UPDATE

February 26, 2020

Serzh Sargsyan's lawyers alleged violations by the prosecutor and demanded he withdraw from the case

Human Rights in the South Caucasus: 2019 victories and losses

January 19, 2020

Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia in the Human Rights Watch report - a comparative analysis

The most important events in Armenia in 2019 in 180 seconds

Armenia

December 30, 2019

Ex-president under arrest, conflict with Azerbaijan, (non)recognition by the United States of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey, football - and more