ArmInfo.The ruling Republican Party presented a pre-election program, in fact, devoid of quantitative specifics, it is without numbers and facts. The reason  for this is that the authorities are well aware that the voter, when  making a choice, will be guided not so much by the predicted numbers  or promises of growth as on the basis of what was done or missed by  the RPA during its reign. Atom Margaryan, Associate Professor of the  Department of Economic Theory of ASEU, Candidate of Economic  Sciences, stated this on March 13 in Yerevan, commenting on the  presented programs of political forces participating in the  pre-electoral parliamentary race.

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ArmInfo.Escalation of the situation around Nagorno Karabakh is the only force-majeure able to affect the results of the April 2 parliamentary elections in Armenia,  according to Caucasus Institute Deputy Director Sergey Minasyan. 

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ArmInfo. The National Assembly of Armenia at its  February 27 session ratified the  Armenian-French Agreement on Migration Partnership.

ArmInfo.Head of "Heritage" Party Zaruhi Postanjyan presented to the National Assembly of Armenia a bill "On the non-recognition and condemnation of the illegal  provisions of the anti-Armenian treaties of Moscow and Kars of March  16 and October 13, 1921".

ArmInfo. Russia does not expect any essential changes of   be Armenian foreign policy after the National Assembly elections in April, despite afterwards  the  country will be governed on the basis of   Parliamentary  Model. 

ArmInfo. French Ambassador to Armenia Jean-Francois Charpentier has made a statement on the occasion of the Armenian Parliament's ratification of the Paris  Agreement on climate change.   

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ArmInfo.The National Assembly of Armenia at  its February 9 session  ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change According to Simon Papyan, the First Deputy Minister of  Nature  Protection Simon Papyan, the Agreement is signed on December 12, 2015.The Document is a logical continuation of UN Framework Convention on 

ArmInfo.On Feb 7, the Armenian National Assembly introduced amendments in the Criminal Code in the first reading. 

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ArmInfo.Starting from February 6, The central Electoral Commission of Armenia starts receiving political factions and parties' documents for the participation in parliamentary Elections scheduled for April 2. The registration will be conducted from February 16 to 26.  But there is a need to note that political factions haven't shaped yet the formats of their participation in elections, as well as haven't prepared proportional and rating lists yet. 

ArmInfo. The Armenian political forces must sign a memorandum for mutual understanding aimed at parliament electoral fraud exception scheduled on April 2,  said deputy Ruben Hakobyan from the tribune of National Assembly of  the Republic of Armenia on February 6.  

ArmInfo.The fund for social support to military servicemen perished due to duties implementation or in combat situations ,  will start payouts from January 1, 2017, Vigen Sargsyan, the Defense Minister of Armenia stated answering the  question regarding payments set by the Law on Compensation for Life  and Health of servicemen of the Republic of Armenia."

ArmInfo.The Central Electoral Commission of Armenia has approved the schedule of holding of the 2 April 2017 parliamentary elections. 

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ArmInfo. National Assembly of Armenia at December 14 session adopted in second reading the. The Law on Compensation of Life and Health Loss to Military Service Men Defending the Republic of Armenia, and the package of supporting  documents.  According to Vigen Sargsyan, the Defense Minister, the families of the killed and first degree diabled individuals will receive a onetime compensation of 10 million AMD. 

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