Looking for firsthand information from or about Armenia's political parties, government,
media and international observer teams? Find what you need here.
Presidential Candidates
Government
Central Election Commission
http://www.elections.am/?lan=e
Final election results for the May 12 vote, plus the text of relevant legislation. In Armenian, Russian and English.
Constitutional Court
http://www.concourt.am
Find the constitution and court decisions since 1996 at this comprehensive -- though awkwardly designed -- website for Armenia's highest judicial body. In Armenian, Russian and English.
National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
http://www.parliament.am
Get the full run-down on members of parliament and regularly updated parliamentary news bulletins. In Armenian, Russian and English.
President of the Republic of Armenia
http://www.president.am
Aside from an official biography for President Robert Kocharian, presidential interviews and statements, this site features a useful telephone directory of presidential administration officials. In Armenian, Russian and English.
Political Parties
Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutiun
http://www.arfd.am/arm/index.php
The website for one of Armenia's oldest parties promises a wealth of information, but does not always deliver. Items on the English-language site are mostly outdated or not germane (a document on how to install ColdFusion, for instance). The Russian-language option does not function.
People's Party of Armenia
http://www.ppa.am
A photo-rich splash screen offers access to this opposition party's site, but English-language information does not appear to have been updated since the 2003 presidential elections. The Russian-language option is empty.
The Republican Party of Armenia
http://www.hhk.am
The ruling Republican Party's website is arguably the most extensive of Armenian political party websites, with candidate lists, announcements and a photo archive in Armenian, English and Russian.
Media
168 Hours Online
http://www.168.am
Find regularly updated news analyses of the Armenian elections on this weekly's site, plus detailed stories on culture, education, technology and from Armenia's infrequently covered regions. In Armenian, Russian and English.
A1+
http://www.a1plus.am
Regular news updates from this former TV broadcaster, closed since 2002. In Armenian, Russian and English.
Armenia 1 TV
http://www.armtv.com/cover/eng
Armenia's public television channel has been at the center of debates over the objectivity of campaign news coverage. In Armenian and English.
Armenia Liberty
http://www.armenialiberty.org
Breaking news and longer analyses of Armenian political events from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Also includes a press digest.
Armenia Now
http://www.armenianow.com
The English-language of this online weekly features a broad range of news stories and is designed to promote Western-style reporting.
ArmenPress
http://www.armenpress.am/eng/news/news.htm
Analyses and news bulletins in Armenian, English or Russian from Armenia's oldest news agency.
Hetq Online
http://www.hetq.am/eng
A weekly selection of investigative news stories on Armenian politics, societym culture and business published in Armenian, English, Russian and French by the Investigative Journalists of Armenia.
Panarmenian.Net
http://www.panarmenian.net
This eight-year-old news agency describes its mission as "establishing a pan-Armenian information community" and supplying "adequate" information about Armenia to the outside world. In English, Armenian and Russian.
Yerevan Press Club
http://newspaper.ypc.am
Search for articles dating back to 1998 from some of Armenia's leading Armenian and Russian-language publications. In Armenian and Russian only.
Blogs
Armenian Blog Review
http://ditord.wordpress.com
An at-a-glance round-up of the Armenian blogosphere, with selections chosen from blogs in Armenian, Russian and English.
Blogrel
http://www.blogrel.com
Dedicated to "business, politics, the future and good lavash," this British-run blog provides a one-stop site for news related to Armenia.
The Armenian Economist
http://armenianeconomist.blogspot.com
Dedicated to the dissemination of the views of economists and professionals on current developments in the economy of Armenia.
Oneworld Multimedia Blog
http://oneworld.blogsome.com/
Regularly updated coverage and photos of the Armenian elections from photographer and writer Onnik Krikorian.
Civil Society
Caucasus Media Institute
http://www.caucasusmedia.org
This vocational training center offers monitoring reports on broadcast election coverage in Armenian and English.
Center for Regional Development/Transparency International Armenia
http://www.transparency.am
This Yerevan-based NGO has staged an election fair to spoof campaign irregularities and published a handbook on parties' platforms.
Civil Society Institute
http://www.csi.am/eng
A non-governmental organization active in voter education and documentation of complaints about voter registration for the May 12 vote. In Armenian and English.
E-Channel
http://www.echannel.am
A comphrehensive portal by media assistance organization Internews with news, cartoons and video about the 2007 elections. In Armenian and English.
IFES Armenia
http://www.ifes.org/armenia.html
Information about this international democracy development NGO's work in helping election officials prepare for the 2007 vote.
It's Your Choice
http://www.iyc.am
Detailed bulletins and stories about the work of Armenia's largest domestic electon observation team.
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation - Armenia
http://www.osi.am/home.asp
This non-governmental organization is active in the fields of grantmaking and policy promotion for democratic development. Like EurasiaNet.org, it operates under the auspices of the Open Society Institute in New York.
International Organizations
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