  Expert: conflict within ruling coalition is major domestic event December 23, 2011 - 14:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the head of Center for Regional Studies, the conflict between two coalition parties – Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Prosperous Armenia party - was a major political process of 2011. Richard Giragosian argued that after Prosperous Armenia won the municipal race in Ijevan, RPA started serious campaign against their colleagues from coalition, however, Prosperous Armenia did not strike back. “It seems they are planning a strategy and will act during the elections,” the expert said. As of elections in Ijevan, Giragosian said this was a message for the Republicans not to be overconfident and not to underestimate opponents. Prosperous Armenia candidate Vardan Galumyan won November 13 Ijevan mayor election, outrunning former mayor, RPA candidate Varuzhan Nersisyan.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
