  Freedom House: Armenia democracy situation unchanged for 4th year April 14, 2016 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Freedom House published the 21st edition of Nations in Transit 2016, an annual report on democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Eurasia. According to the report, Armenia’s democracy score stands at 5.36 points in a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 7 representing the lowest. The country's government is characterized as a semi - consolidated authoritarian regime, with the democracy situation remaining unchanged since 2013. The survey is based on several categories, including national democratic governance (Armenia scored 5.75 points), electoral process (5.75), civil society (3.75), independent media (5.75), local democratic governance (5.75), judicial framework and independence (5.50) and Corruption (5.25). Also included in the report was Azerbaijan, which was described as a consolidated authoritarian regime, with an overall democracy score of 6.86 points. Georgia, on the other hand, was named a transitional government or gybrid regime with an overall democracy score of 4.61 points. The NIT 2016 ratings reflect the period from January 1through December 31 2015.  Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders.Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. |
