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Government Of Armenia
The Government of the Republic of Armenia () or the executive branch of the Armenian government is an executive council of government ministers in Armenia. It is one of the three main governmental branches of Armenia and is headed by the Prime Minister of Armenia. Current government The incumbent government of Armenia is led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan who, as leader of Civil Contract (the party which won elections in December 2018), was appointed prime minister on 14 January 2019 by President Armen Sarkissian. Powers Powers of Government granted by former revision of Constitution (accepted in 2005) Resignation of the Government and its formation Following the Article 55 of Armenian Constitution, the Republic's president must accept resignation of the government on the day of # first sitting of newly elected Nation Assembly # assumption of the office by the president of the Republic # expression of the vote of no confidence to the Government # resignation of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De La República, Ereván, Armenia, 2016-10-02, DD 111-112 HDR
A town square (or public square, urban square, city square or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town or city, and which is used for community gatherings. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green. Most squares are hardscapes suitable for open market (place), markets, concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. They are not necessarily a true square, geometric square. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as Bakery, bakeries, meat markets, cheese stores, and clothing stores. At their center is often a well, monument, statue or other feature. Those with fountains are sometimes called fountain squares. The term "town square" (especially via the term "public square") is synonymous with the politics of many cultures, and the names of a certain town squares, such as the Euromaidan or Red Squar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Serzh Sargsyan Government
The Second Serzh Sargsyan government was the governing body of Armenia from 17 April 2018 until 23 April 2018. Serzh Sargsyan was elected by National Assembly and was appointed Prime Minister by President Armen Sarkissian on 17 April 2018. It was a coalition government A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a government by political parties that enter into a power-sharing arrangement of the executive. Coalition governments usually occur when no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an ... formed by two parliamentary groups: the Republicans and Dashnaktsutyun. The cabinet consisted of eighteen ministries and eight adjunct bodies. Each ministry is responsible for elaborating and implementing governmental decisions in its respective sphere. Sezh Sargsyan was forced to resign after few days of mass protests within the frames of the 2018 Armenian revolution. Structure Governing staff Ministries Adjunct bodies The role of adjunct bodies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kocharyan
Robert Sedraki Kocharyan ( ; born 31 August 1954) is an Armenian politician. He served as the President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from 1994 to 1997 and Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh from 1992 to 1994. He served as the second President of Armenia between 1998 and 2008 and as Prime Minister of Armenia from 1997 to 1998. Kocharyan was elected president of Armenia twice, in 1998 and 2003; both presidential elections were held in two rounds. During most of his presidency, between 2001 and 2007, Armenia's economy grew on average by 12% annually, largely due to a construction boom. While Kocharyan's supporters credit him with securing Armenia's economic growth during his presidency, his critics accuse him of promoting corruption and the creation of an oligarchic system of government in Armenia. On 26 July 2018 Kocharyan was charged in connection with the crackdown on the 2008 Armenian presidential election protests in the final weeks of his presidency, which resulted in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Darbinyan
Armen Razmiki Darbinyan (; born January 23, 1964) is an Armenian politician and university administrator who served as Prime Minister of Armenia from 1998 to 1999. In 1994, he was appointed First Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia. In 1997, Darbinyan was appointed Armenian Minister of Finance. On April 10, 1998, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of ArmeniaArmen Darbinyan Recognized Young World Leader by WEF armeniadiaspora.com, accessed February 2009 until June 11, 1999. Since 2001, Armen Darbinyan has been rector of Russian-Armenian State University. In April 2023, Darbinyan announced that he would not stand for reelection as rector of the univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vazgen Sargsyan
Vazgen Zaveni Sargsyan (, ; 5 March 1959 – 27 October 1999) was an Armenians, Armenian military commander and politician. He was the first Defence Minister of Armenia from 1991 to 1992 and then from 1995 to 1999. He served as Armenia's Prime Minister of Armenia, Prime Minister from 11 June 1999 until his Armenian parliament shooting, assassination on 27 October of that year. He rose to prominence during the Karabakh movement, mass movement for the unification of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia in the late 1980s and led Armenian volunteer groups during the early clashes with Azerbaijani forces. Appointed defence minister by President Levon Ter-Petrosyan soon after Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union in late 1991, Sargsyan became the most prominent commander of Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. In different positions, he regulated the military operations in the war area until 1994, when a ceasefire was reached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanrapetutyun Party
The Hanrapetutyun Party () is a pro-European political party in Armenia. The party was founded by ex-members from the Republican Party of Armenia and members of the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union: Aram Sargsyan, Albert Bazeyan, Vagharshak Harutiunyan, Ara Ketikyan, among others, in April 2001. History Following the 2003 Armenian parliamentary election, the party won 1 out of 131 seats. The party was aligned with the Justice coalition. In the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party failed to win any seats with a popular vote of just 1.65%. The party participated in the 2012 Armenian parliamentary election, winning two seats. In the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election and 2017 Yerevan City Council election, it took part in the elections as part of the Way Out Alliance together with the Civil Contract and Bright Armenia parties, winning few seats in each. Following the Velvet Revolution in 2018, Civil Contract whose leader Nikol Pashinyan led the revolution, left th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aram Sargsyan
Aram Zaveni Sargsyan (; born 2 January 1961) is an Armenian political figure. He is the younger brother of Vazgen Sargsyan. After his brother Vazgen was assassinated, he became Prime Minister of Armenia from 3 November 1999 to 2 May 2000. In 2001, he founded the Hanrapetutyun Party. He supported the opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan (; born 9 January 1946), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician and historian who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998. A senior researcher at the Matena ... in the 2008 Armenian presidential election. Sargsyan was elected to the Armenian National Assembly in May 2012 with the Armenian National Congress, but he didn't accept the seat. In the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election, Sargsyan was elected through the proportional list of the Way Out Alliance. Prior to the 2018 Yerevan City Council election, Sargsyan co-led the Bright Alliance. Sargsyan led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andranik Margaryan
Andranik Nahapeti Margaryan (; 12 June 1951 – 25 March 2007) was an Armenian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 12 May 2000, when the President appointed him, until his death on 25 March 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party of Armenia. He succeeded the Sargsyan brothers: Vazgen Sargsyan, who was murdered during the Armenian parliament shooting on 27 October 1999 and Aram Sargsyan, whom the President appointed a week later, but fired on 2 May 2000. Soviet Armenia Andranik Margaryan was born on 12 June 1949 in Yerevan (in what was then the Armenian SSR of the Soviet Union) to a family of Armenian genocide survivors originally from Sason, Turkey. He studied cybernetics at the Yerevan Polytechnic University and graduated as a computer engineer. He first became engaged in Armenian politics in the late 1970s when he joined an illegal political party, the National United Party, that was campaigning for Armenia's secession from the Soviet Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigran Sargsyan Government
Tigran Sargsian's government was the governing body of Armenia from April 2008 to April 2014. Tigran Sargsyan was designated Prime Minister by President Serzh Sargsyan in April 2008. It was a coalition government formed by Republican Party, Prosperous Armenia, Rule of Law party and ARF. The cabinet consisted of eighteen ministries and eight adjunct bodies. Each ministry is responsible for elaborating and implementing governmental decisions in its respective sphere. Official website of the government of Armenia Structure Ministries , ,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigran Sargsyan
Tigran Sureni Sargsyan (; born 29 January 1960) is an Armenian political figure who was Prime Minister of Armenia from 2008 to 2014. Previously he was Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia from 1998 to 2008. After leaving office as prime minister, he served as ambassador to the United States from 2014 to 2016 and as chairman of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission from 2016 to 2020. Biography Tigran Sargsyan was born on 29 January 1960 in the city of Vanadzor, Armenian SSR. He was still a child, when his family moved to Yerevan, where in 1967–1977 Sargsyan received his primary education at Yerevan Pushkin School No. 8. Education Tigran Sargsyan entered Yerevan Technical College No. 14, which he finished in 1978. The same year Sargsyan entered Yerevan Institute of National Economy, Faculty of Economy and Planning. In 1980 he entered Leningrad Financial and Economic Institute after N. A. Voznesenskiy, from which he graduated in 1983. In 1987 Tigran Sargsyan r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrahamyan Government
Abrahamyan's government was the governing body of Armenia from April 2014 to September 2016. Hovik Abrahamyan was designated Prime Minister by President Serzh Sargsyan in April 2014. It was a coalition government formed by Republican Party, Prosperous Armenia, Rule of Law party and ARF. The cabinet consisted of eighteen ministries and eight adjunct bodies. Each ministry is responsible for elaborating and implementing governmental decisions in its respective sphere. Official website of the government of Armenia Structure Ministries The government of Armenia is led by Hovik Abrahamyan, who took the office in April 2014. The government of Armenia consists of eighteen ministries and has six adjunct bodies. Each ministry is responsible for elaborating and implementing the gov ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hovik Abrahamyan
Hovik Argami Abrahamyan (; born 24 January 1959), also known by the nickname Muk (), is an Armenian politician, former member of the ruling Republican Party, he was the prime minister of Armenia from 13 April 2014 to 8 September 2016. Previously he was the president of the National Assembly of Armenia. Early life Abrahamyan, born in Mkhchyan village in Armenia's Ararat Province, began his professional career in 1990 as the department head of the Burastan Brandy Factory and later as the president of Artashat wine-brandy factory. In 1995 he became a member of the Armenian parliament. He became Mayor of Artashat in 1996, and the governor of Ararat Province in 1998. Political career Under President Robert Kocharyan's administration, in 2005 he was appointed Minister of the Territorial Administration (which oversees regional government structures), serving until 2008 when he resigned in order to be appointed in April 2008 by the newly elected president Serzh Sargsyan as head of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
