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Allegations of rampant fraud are clouding the legitimacy of the result.  

Many Armenians worry that that changes could cement incumbent authorities’ grip on power.

“I have never had problems with my mental health. I only had problems with my brother.”

For some, Armenia’s debt picture is conjuring up images of Greece, though admittedly on a much smaller scale.

The company’s revenue woes did not prevent executives from authorizing millions of dollars in donations to a charitable organization chaired by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

No opposition or non-governmental organization representative has joined the body, due primarily to widespread skepticism about its ability to catalyze reforms.

The bill drafted by the Ministry of Health explicitly bans all sex-selective abortions

“By staying here longer we won’t be physically prepared to endure more police beatings and jets of water.”

Some critics question the integrity of those in charge of the initiative, citing possible conflicts of interest.  

“If one accepts that what happened [in recent decades] in Bosnia and Africa were genocides, it is impossible not to call what happened to Armenians in 1915 genocide, too.”