you just said if armenia became a member of the you how open is armenia to the west to europe and is there is there a move movement towards the west and away from russian. i think it's honest and historical position our media army is unique country only one country in the world where the fourth civilization border is iran which is a bit strong she calls her sunni turkey and iraq on european and russian as well i mean has been always in the border oh for civilization i think it's best for us to be bridged in sports will ization not become part of one over the the system is why i think we are benefiting today what i mean is a member over there should never be you in the same time as a member of the russian union i think it's a very smart position which you allowed us to be really benefiting to be bridge between two systems but like switzerland we hope we can do it thank you very much riven by doing then. and for me i would go to london which has a big reputation for being a melting pot of nations more than three hundred languages are spoken but nowhere is that more obvious than in the

armenia has been a steadfast partner on many fronts and the bond between armenia and the united states are further holstered by the participation by the ds port. i will do everything in my power to strengthen the us- armenian partnership. finally, as a multiple of high danger postings, questions of safety and security for american citizens and embassy personnel will have my complete attention and it will be my highest priority dashes priority if confirmed. inc. you for the privilege of a appearing before the committee and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you all i defer to ranking member chairman menendez. >> while i agree to this panel one of the challenges of having a large set of nominees with stumps is an geographic and jurisdictional issues is the ability to ask the question so i see there are other colleagues so i would like to reserve the right to come to the second round. >> sure, absolutely. by the way, thank you for letting us have this near the end of this congress i very much appreciate that. >> thank you mr. chairman. >> >> mr. -- mr. henzel despite assertions th

/armenia tax treaty. i hope you will work to advance the timing of this, to help promote transparency and protect u.s. investors from the threat of double taxation, if you are confirmed. >> senator, if confirmed, i will be very pleased to look further into this issue. my understanding is that the lead federal agency is the treasury department's office of tax policy. but i will certainly be very happy to look into this issue further with the treasury. >> it is, but as the ambassador, if you promote it, then we will hopefully move it along. so i hope you will do that. >> yes, sir. >> thank you. >> now -- ambassador perez, i want to follow up on questions that mr. murphy raised with you. i have asked the state department for a series of information, emails, memos and other information with reference to the targeting of career employees for retaliation of their perceived political beliefs. and other elements of which i have not received. which is legitimate oversight of this committee. no different than what

-armenia attacks you. i hope you will work to advance a timely negotiation of this at or do help highlight transparency. confirmed, i will be able -- i will be very pleased to look further into the issue. my understanding is that the lead federal agency, the treasury department, office of tax policy, but i will certainly be very happy to look into the issue further. as thenendez: it is but ambassador, if you promote it, hopefully we will move it. i hope you will do that. >> yes, sir. sen. menendez: now, ambassador spread, i want to follow up -- , i want toperez follow up on questions that senator murphy asked you. i have asked to for information with reference to the targeting forareer employees retaliation of their perceived political beliefs and other elements of which i've not received which is a legitimate oversight of this committee. hadifferent than when we benghazi hearings and other issues in the past. in the absence of receiving that, i will continue to hold nominees until i can get a response. th

but this is armenia is revolutionary leader on a mission. i can say that we would have preached already general. and it is really free transparent and democratic elections and democracy it's all general to reach and i think we have all of the deal reached out and all our general. for future peace to strengthen institutionally democracy. demanded free and fair elections when he began a protest march more than six months ago that march ended twenty years of unpopular one party rule but he then needed a mandate to govern he's promised to end corruption and cronyism lift armenians out of poverty and resolve conflict with armenians neighbors this has been the finishing touch of nicole passion yan's velvet revolution that started with a war and a mass movement and found its logical conclusion at the ballot box turnout was down from previous elections but so too were reports of cheating the joke has been doing the rounds that people are complaining nobody bribed them this time to get out and vote. everything is called nine students this election ha

news live from the snap elections after armenia's velvet revolution counting gets underway in the country's parliamentary vote acting prime minister nicole passion and is hoping for a majority in parliament to push through his reform agenda also coming up assessing the damage in paris up to more violent protests yellow best demonstrators demanding further reforms as french president emanuel my valves to address the nation and meet with union groups in the coming day. i'm rebecca riches it's good to have you with us lord helping has begun after armenia snap parliamentary elections today preliminary results are expected in several hours time the reformist prime minister nicola passion pushed for the early ballots after the peaceful anti corruption uprising swept into power earlier this year it was the most sweeping transformation in the landlocked caucasus country since its independence from the soviet union nearly thirty years ago international election observers were monitoring today's vote which was called as passion seeks a stronger mandate in parliament his planned reform drive. to his s

toby helm there the political editor of the british newspaper the observer in armenia state media report that acting prime minister nicola passion yon's alliance is leading in a snap parliamentary election but vote counting while it's still underway machinea on hand pushed for the snap peaceful anti corruption uprising that came to power earlier this year and marks the most shaping a sweeping political shift in armenia since gaining independence from the soviet union in the one nine hundred ninety s. . fashion yon's currently seeking a stronger mandate from voters for his reform agenda. to his supporters he's a true man of the people a former journalist a turned politician nicole passion jaan has a way with words and an unassuming style that has won the hearts and minds of many armenians. pushing young was elected prime minister by parliament in may after galvanizing a civil disobedience movement to protest a power grab by the country's prime minister sergey sarkozy on donning his trademark backpack and baseball cap pushing and led weeks of mass protests that ultimately forced sarkozy on

this is day that we're hearing news live from berlin snap election results are armenia's a velvet revolution counting is underway in the country's parliamentary voters' acting prime minister nicole passion is hoping for a majority in parliament to push through his reform agenda also coming out assessing the damage in paris after more violent protests the yellow vest demonstrators demanding for the reforms as french president emmanuel back home values to address the nation and make the union groups in the coming day. i'm rebecca riches it's good to have you with this vote counting has begun after amin is snap parliamentary elections today preliminary results are expected in several hours the reformist prime minister nichol passion young pushed for the early ballots after a pace full anticorruption uprising swept into power earlier this year it was the most sweeping transformation in the landlock locked caucasus country since its independence from the soviet union nearly thirty years ago international election observers were monitoring today's vote which was cold as passion no six a strong man

|j present in armenia, to use that to get more votes and more paolo. i can see there that you seem to be at the polling station. i wonder what are some of the projections that you think mr pashinyan will sweep to power? this is what has been predicted by the polls. yesterday we we re predicted by the polls. yesterday we were doing our own vox pop in the street of the capital. i would say that the majority of people, they are quite inspired by the armenian leader. they trust and believe him. i asked why they liked him so much and they say because he is honest and they say because he is honest and has changed the way he talks to the people. he uses a lot of social media, facebook and whenever there isa media, facebook and whenever there is a big issue that comes up in the country he directly talks to people via social media. again, his opponents are saying that he is a populist and he is using this post revolutionaries euphoria to win a majority in parliament. thank you very much. we will keep you across the latest when the polls close. belgium's royal m

welcome back the former soviet republic of armenia one of the oldest christian countries in the world has declared a landslide victory in its parliamentary election this monday morning prime minister nicol passion younes alliance secured over seventy percent in the vote the reformist the anti corruption leader who took power after spearheading the country's peaceful revolution earlier this year have called the election years ahead of schedule he was looking to bolster his all thora t. and form a parliament that he says will better serve the country's interests in a distant second place was the my step alliance then the prosperous armenia party which won eight percent of the vote in the former ruling republican party of armenia won only four percent about fifty irregularities were reported but no serious incidents were reported. the killing of a mentally disabled palestinian man in the west bank has once again brought the actions of israeli defense forces into question a video of the incident has appeared showing him being shot in the back the following images are disturbing. video on

international election observers of praised armenia for what they call the fundamentally free vote acting prime minister nicola will form the government after he won seventy percent of the ballot team of young and inexperienced professionals are entering politics or been forced to walk or report from the capital. i mean it is not an easy place for a person with a disability i need some help because unfortunately this is hurting people in armenia when. i'm paying. oh well. the things might be about to change rights campaigner. is a ministerial candidate the nicole passion yearns new government she says armenians have finally chosen politicians who will represent their in president of the us they mean they war and they may be in the same contrie in the same society and in the same situation before the reality of parliament was very different and even sometimes someone there are they need in the same contrary there are lots of journalists lawyers and civil society activists on the my step alliance party list but there are all that many people from business backgrounds all seasoned politician

so far nothing has really happened to make things better in armenia is excuses downer explanation is down well the ruling party these republicans are still control of parliament now that will be the case anymore so we'll see we'll see if he manages to make a dent in our media's problems josh and i can chat in year than thank you very much . now to some of the other stories making news around the world saving russian human rights activists live near alex a gave us as guide she was ninety one the animal the last soviet era dissidents still active in russia annexed it was expelled from the communist party in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight for highlighting soviet human rights abuses and she continued to press the kremlin on its human rights record until the end of the. china has demanded canada release a red arrested huawei executive among one job or face consequences mom is being held in vancouver and faces extradition to the united states where she is accused of violating sanctions on iran on friday she appeared before a court which adjourned a decision on whether or not to allo

in armenia, the party of the acting prime minister, nikol pashinyan, is on course for a landslide victory following a snap parliamentary election. with most of the votes counted, it's won more than 70%, compared with less than 9% for its nearest rival. our correspondent rayhan demytrie is in the armenian capital, yerevan, and joins us now. so he was looking for the democratic approval as it were, it looks like he has got it. he has got it, indeed. armenians waking up to this really good news, as predicted nikol pashinyan's my step alliance picked up pashinyan's my step alliance picked up over 70% of the total votes that we re up over 70% of the total votes that were cast in a snap parliamentary election. two other parties, it looks like they made it to parliament but the former governing republican party did not make it, it is out, it did not pass the 5% threshold, and it is quite a stunning defeat for a party that ruled armenia for nearly 20 years. and i am standing now in the republic square, this was the scene of this year's, the so—called velvet revolution, this must protest that pr

news live from berlin snap elections after the belbek revolution polls close in armenia as parliamentary elections prime minister and me call passion young swept to power on the back of popular protests in turkey as it's new now he wants a majority in parliament to push through his a reform agenda also coming up. assessing the damage in paris up to more violent protests yellow best demonstrators demanding further reforms as french president emmanuel back home values to address the nation and meet with union officials in the coming week. i'm rebecca ritter's it's good to have you with us polls have just closed moments ago in armenia as a snap parliamentary elections reformist prime minister nicola passion pushed for the early ballot after a peaceful revolution swept into power earlier this year the prime minister is now seeking a strong the mandate from voters for his reform agenda he stepped down two months ago so polman could be dissolved to this election national road a wave of popular discontent and mass protests against corruption but the former ruling party still dominates the curre

most of the patients in the hospital come from for my east bloc countries like this woman from armenia she fled to germany a year ago because she couldn't obtain the necessary medical care at home she's highly contagious and has been placed on the quarantine here that is every year she went to a spa in crimea and went to the tuberculosis return. longer retraces the patients history to determine how and where her tuberculosis might have spread that side of us was during alexander fleming's day turkey loss' was one of the most serious infectious diseases in western europe. that's changed over the past century and today tuberculosis isn't a major factor in western europe and in the course of all of this so it also. but it is still significant in eastern europe and in other parts of the world such as africa and asia. it's now surpassed h.i.b. aids to become the leading cause of infectious disease death worldwide that it's what. germany's national reference center for mycobacteria is also part of the ball still research center in this high security facility tb bacteria from all over the wor

the alliance of armenia's acting prime minister nicole has a sizable lead in parliamentary elections according to early results counting is still underway had pushed for the snap bennett after a peaceful anticorruption uprising took him to policy of this yet it marked the most sweeping political shift in armenia since it gained independence from the soviet union in the one nine hundred ninety s. . saudi arabia says it will not extradite two suspects wanted in turkey for the killing off journalist jamal.

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final results are in after armenia's parliamentary elections prime minister nicole question young has his alliance was won by a landslide securing more than seventy percent of the vote the reformist anti-corruption leader who took power after spearheading the country's peaceful revolution. earlier this year called the election years ahead of schedule he was seeking a stronger mandate and to form a parliament that he believes will better serve the country's interests in a distant second place behind passion younes my step alliance was the prosperous our media party which gained eight percent of the vote the former ruling republican party of armenia won only four percent no serious irregularities have been reported as of yet. newly released court documents have revealed that the finance chief of china's tech giant wall way is seeking to be released on bail while awaiting a hearing on extradition to the us she is currently in jail in canada and says she fears for her health that one jew was arrested in vancouver at the beginning of december and washington's request she stands accused of

out armenia the country is heading to the polls on sunday in the first vote since mass protests led to the downfall of the ruling republican party opinion polls suggest a landslide victory for the man who led that so-called velvet revolution and call passion young and his my step alliance robin for say a walk up brings us more now from. commemorating the armenian earthquake of one thousand nine hundred eighty eight in which at least twenty five thousand people were killed acting prime minister nicole ended his election campaign with a promise that if his party wins you marie armenia's second largest city will become his priority thirty years ago the city was a disaster zone and successive leaders have failed to fix it. when we say restoring the disasters we need to understand not only meeting the housing needs of the people not only restoring schools and kindergartens but also restoring this city's economic potential. the potential for change nationwide brought cynical person to power in mass protests this spring. is open style including regular facebook live posts has delighted many a

now early results from armenia as parliamentary elections indicate that prime minister nicole alliance is leading by a clear margin with more than seventy percent of the vote reformist anti-corruption leader who took power after spearheading the country's peaceful revolution earlier this year and called the election years ahead of schedule is looking to bolster his authority and form a parliament that he says will better serve the country's interests armenia's election commission has said that turnout appears to have been just under fifty percent which is lower than in two thousand and seventeen ninety percent of the ballots have now been counted no serious irregularities have been reported so far. newly released court documents have revealed that the finance chief of chinese tech giant wall way is seeking to be released on bail while awaiting a hearing on extradition into the united states she is currently in jail in canada and says she fears for her health mang one jew was arrested in vancouver at the beginning of december at washington's request she stands accused of financial fraud

the alliance of armenia's acting prime minister nicola has a sizable lead in parliamentary elections according to early results counting is still underway had pushed for the snap ballot after a peaceful anti corruption uprising took him to power of this yet it marked the most sweeping political shift in armenia since it gained independence.

in armenia prime minister nickel pasha neons alliance has won a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections taking just over seventy percent of the vote passion jaan had pushed for sunday's ballot in a bid to cement his authority that's after a peaceful anti-corruption uprising took him to power earlier this year. nico pushing me and was looking for a mandate his reform agenda needed political support and he was hoping these snap elections would deliver it but he said it was about more than just his program. i i can say that we would have preached all of the general. and it is really free transparent and democratic elections. in rode a wave of anti corruption sentiment and indeed for many voters that was the central theme of this election thought out not we vote for quality and against corruption these are the most important things a solution of these two issues will satisfy me the rest is not that important neither salary not anything outside only these two major issues corruption and equality international monitors were on hand to observe the election proceedings this after deca

the alliance of armenia's acting prime minister nicola has a sizable lead in parliamentary elections according to the results counting is still underway had pushed for the snap ballots all for a peaceful anticorruption uprising took him to policy of this yet it marked the most sweeping political shift in armenia since it gained independence.

he and his team have the experience to run armenia if team isn't strong how. to do that to organize such revolution and or worked toward thirty. if his team lacks experience they will have plenty of legislative clout winning seventy percent of the popular vote in sunday's election has handed nicole passion the power to push through major reforms but that comes with a risk and he called. his team has a huge popularity but seventy percent is dangerous for any democracy and let's hope and let's believe they're called question on this team or will they use this mandate wisely representative government is a good place to start question yan has said that given the choice he'll choose a woman over a man for any cabinet position robin first steelworker al-jazeera that. the united nations has called on an armed group occupying libya's biggest oil field to leave libya's national or company says the shutdown of the sahara oil field has led to a production loss of three hundred fifteen thousand barrels a day is accused security guards of helping a local militia stormed th

voting has just begun and armenia's historic parliamentary elections it's the first vote since mass protests ended twenty years of one party rule opinion polls suggest a landslide victory for prime minister nicole passion neons party which led the so-called velvet revolution china is warning canada of severe consequences if it doesn't release a top executive of one of the world's largest telecoms companies while ways chief financial officer joe has been arrested on charges of evading u.s. sanctions against iran the summit of the gulf cooperation council starts in just a few hours and it could have major implications for the group's future the six nation block will meet in the saudi capital riyadh cast as a man has been invited but oh hasn't confirmed if he will be there saudi arabia is leading a blockade against kasa which is the blocks deepest crisis in decades those are the headlines i'll be back with more news here off to people in power in nepal poverty leaves children vulnerable and at risk but sometimes those who say that your home cause the most harm when he's shines a light on predat

should it in march thank you very much robin farseer walk without all the latest on the election in armenia while the gulf cooperation council has been meeting in riyadh with divisions between the six members more and more exposed saudi arabia's king someone opened the talks in the capital he did not address the ongoing blockade of cattle by three g. c. c. members bahrain the u.a.e. and for saudi arabia but the emir of kuwait has been part of mediation efforts call for an end to regional to spirits. i don't ever there and though we have faced a lot of challenges and on top of them there are the differences between our g.c.c. nations we need not to risk the interests of our peoples the peoples of the g.c.c. council states the g.c.c. must not be hesitant we need to keep our situation firm stand firm and we need to be able to face the challenges in our region. has more now from kuwait city. the kuwaiti i mean was somebody who has always been leading attempts to try and find a mediation in fact the last summit took place here in kuwait and qatar sent its amir as a sign of respect or maybe encou

has been elections in armenia and so his mom thank you gary hart of the prime minister nickel passion young and his alliance have won a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections taking just over seventy percent of the vote aposhian had actually pushed for sunday's ballot in a bid to cement his authority that's after a peaceful anti-corruption uprising took him to power earlier this year. looking for a mandate nicole passionate man has a reform agenda and he needs political support he's hoping the snap elections will deliver it but he also says it's about more than just his program. i can say that we would have preached all of the general. and it is really free. democratic elections past me and has written a wave of anti corruption sentiment and indeed for many voters that was the central theme of the election well thought out in the press we vote for equality and against corruption these are the most important things a solution of these two issues will satisfy me the rest is not that important neither salary nor anything outside only these two major issues corruption and equal

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: 30 years on from the earthquake that devastated armenia, we hear a remarkable story of survival. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here, standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump says his chief of staff, john kelly, will be leaving his post by the end of the month. around 1,000 people a

called prosperous armenia which belongs to a wealthy armenian businessmen. who always had a little bit of support in the regions another party which is a pro european party but then holding it around sixty eight percent what's most important that the republican party the ruling party of power all these years it's out it's failed so far as we can see to reach the threshold and that it's a major defeat i don't you wear it for armenian politics we're entering now robin we saw a huge amount of anger on the streets over those days of protests what's the atmosphere now in your economy and do you feel there's a sense of optimism that. very much a sense of optimism there was a lot of anger but when you call passion you know it was elected prime minister it happens we'll tens of thousands of armenians out on the streets willing the parliament to make even their leader and since then he has embarked on the changes that he promised to deliver but he wasn't able to do that properly without having a legislative platform with which to do it so i think it's come very calm

but this is armenia is revolutionary leader on a mission. i can say that we would have preached already general. and it is really free transparent and democratic elections and democracy its general to reach and i think we have already reached out and. our general. for future peace to strengthen institutionally armenian democracy. and demanded free and fair elections when he began a protest march more than six months ago that march ended twenty years of unpopular one party rule but he then he did a mandate to govern he's promised to end corruption in cronyism lift armenians out of poverty and resolve conflict with armenians neighbors this has been the finishing touch of nicole passion yan's velvet revolution that started with a war and a mass movement and found its logical conclusion at the ballot box turnout was down from previous elections but so too were reports of cheating the joke has been doing the rounds that people are complaining nobody brought. them this time to get out and vote. everything is cool. this election has been legacy lib

we now go to political developments in armenia polls have closed in the country's first parliamentary election since mass demonstrations earlier this year ended decades of one party rule polls suggest a landslide victory for acting prime minister nicole passion eon he came to power in may after weeks of protests against corruption in what became known as the velvet revolution is stepped down in october asking for a stronger mandate to govern been forced to walk a sentence this update from the capital yerevan. there will be no. polling exit polls so we don't know how things have gone but certainly nobody expects. it to go in any other way. my step alliance. school is an outright victory. he's expected to potentially pick up as much as sixty seventy even eighty percent of the vote and if that happens that will give him the majority that he's needed the mandate to govern and to make big changes here that he has. people. with his mass protest movements. velvet revolution. the republican party that was so popular and was ousted earlier this year although yes they've held in parliament they

but this is armenia is revolutionary leader on a mission. i can say that we would have preached already general. and it is really free transparent and democratic elections and democracy its general to reach and i think we have already reached out and. our general. for future peace to strengthen institutionally armenian democracy nicko passion un demanded free and fair elections when he began a protest march more than six months ago that march ended twenty years of unpopular one party rule but he then he did a mandate to govern he's promised to end corruption and cronyism lift armenians out of poverty and resolve conflict with armenians neighbors this has been the finishing touch of nicole passion yan's velvet revolution that started with a walk and a mass movement and found its logical conclusion at the ballot box turnout was down from previous elections but so too were reports of cheating the joke has been doing the rounds that people are complaining nobody bribe them this time to get out and vote. everything is called nine students this el

as the soviet union collapse in armenia became an independent state. there's widespread poverty nearly one in three armenians lives below the poverty line armenians economy faces many challenges its borders with neighboring turkey and azerbaijan remain closed for political reasons and the country depends heavily on russia its biggest trade partner by far. but slowly armenia has also been growing into an attractive location for investors there is little red tape and production costs are low and the labor market is flexible that's helped the country to post impressive growth figures with the exception of twenty sixteen it saw solid g.d.p. growth in this decade even topping seven percent in two thousand and twelve and last year growth rates that many countries can only dream of. but are mean is economic expansion doesn't benefit everyone the market has monopolies an oligarchy structures corruption and mismanagement drove thousands onto the streets in protests earlier this year the political change has been the result of widespread disappointment in econom

and here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the armenia's reformist prime minister has further cemented his authority after winning snap parliamentary elections and dealing a crushing blow to the longtime ruling party former newspaper editor nicole i should be on came to power after spearheading massive protests earlier this year left wing groups in the philippines capital manila have marked international human rights day by protesting president new territories plan to prolong martial law in the country in the south of the country they say the measures have fueled political killings in a crackdown on dissenters and they fear that it could be expanded to the entire nation and a russian former policeman who was already serving a life sentence for multiple murders has been found guilty of fifty six more killings it makes him the country's most prolific serial killer of recent times maccallum cult was jailed in twenty fifteen for raping and killing twenty two women that he'd given lifts to being off duty. or now to morocco where leaders and representative

it led a revolution which down the unpopular government now armenia's prime minister looks to consolidate his power at the ballot box. and with all your sports we're about ninety minutes away from south america's biggest club football final and it's taking place in madrid even the spanish capital news over. the french president is to meet with unions and protest groups on monday as he looks for solutions to what have become known as the yellow vests protest around mark owen has been largely silent after the fourth saturday of protests across the country the demonstrations were initially over fuel tax hikes but they become an anti-government mass movement with calls from our own to resign the. french foreign minister has told the u.s. president to stay out of french politics after donald trump blamed the violent protests on the paris climate agreements. i say this to donald trump and the french president said it to we do not take domestic american politics into account leave our nation be dominant hand has more from paris on the fallout from the protests. with all of the evidence of violen

people in armenia heading to the polls and snap column entry elections triggered by prime minister nicole passion young avoid being seen as an attempt by passion to cement his political. profile and drive. and the yellow vests protests event to their full weekend from at least one hundred thirty five people were injured and almost two thousand are rested as the demonstrations turn violent on saturday protesters are demanding further concessions from the government after a proposed tax hike with gold back. we'll have more news at the top of the hour stay with you you can always get all the latest headlines that's a day w. dot com and for me. it's all happening with. news from africa the world joining sumption these stories and discussions anyone will come to their views after coming program tonight from one germany from one uses easy to our website don't you come smash africa join us on facebook g.w. africa.

dubbed armenia's velvet revolution it was the most sweeping transformation in the landlocked southern caucasus country since its independence from the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred one parliamentary elections one should you have to be held on to twenty twenty two this now or is being seen as an attempt by partially to cement or to come apart of a head of a land reform drive. to his supporters he's a true man of the people a former journalist turned politician nicole passion jaan has a way with words and an unassuming style that has won the hearts and minds of many armenians passing on was elected prime minister by parliament in may after galvanizing a civil disobedience movement to protest a power grab by the country's prime minister sasha sarkozy on donning his trademark backpack and baseball cap pushing the onside weeks of mass protests that ultimately forced sarkozy answer resignation. but the longer willing republican party retained its majority in parliament in october passion on step down as prime minister to trigger early elections during his campaign he blasted the

news live from the snap elections after the belbek revolution polls close in armenia's parliamentary elections prime minister and mccall passion young swept to power on the back of the protests in turkey as its new now he wants a majority in parliament to push through his or the full agenda also coming up. assessing the damage in paris up to move violent protests yellow best demonstrations demanding further reforms as a.

kind of a home free glad you could join me for counting is underway off to armenia snap parliamentary elections today preliminary results saw expected in several hours time the reformist prime minister they called passion and pushed for the early ballots off to a peaceful anti corruption uprising swept into power the of this year it was the most sweeping transformation in the south caucasus country since its independence from the soviet union nearly thirty years ago. and international that the election observers were monitoring today's vote which was cool this passion and seeks a stronger mandate in parliament his planned reform drive. to his supporters he's a true man of the people a former journalist turned politician nicole passion jaan has a way with words and an unassuming style that has won the hearts and minds of many armenians pushing young was elected prime minister by parliament in may after galvanizing a civil disobedience movement to protest a power grab by the country's prime minister sergey sarkozy on donning his trademark backpack and baseball cap pushing and led weeks

political editor of the british newspaper the observer speaking to me earlier well the alliance of armenia's acting prime minister nick called paasschen yan has a sizable lead in parliamentary elections that's according to early results the counting is still underway in sunday's now ballot passion and had pushed for the vote off to a peaceful anticorruption uprising took him to power this year and marked the most sweeping political shift in on media since it gained independence from the state the union in the one nine hundred ninety s. and sunday's poll saw passion yani aiming for a strong mandate from the otis his reform agenda. looking for a mandate nicole passion ian has a reform agenda and he needs political support he's hoping the snap elections will deliver it but he also says it's about more than just his program. i can see that we would have preached all over the general goal and it is really free transparent and the more practical elections past me and has written a wave of anti corruption sentiment and indeed for many voters that was the central theme of the election. well the thou

is the republican party which is the former ruling party and it was the biggest political machine in armenia and and if anybody would would be ready for reelection this should be them it was kind of a pretext for them to argue against these elections which they knew they would lose badly in an opinion polls are showing them losing badly right and what are some of the challenges passion young faces if he does indeed gang that parliamentary majority. well our media has been in a long crisis really since the fall of the soviet union it has a terrible economy. delicate foreign policy problems with with both russia and the west and as an ongoing conflict because rajon. and women are actually on this raised expectations quite a bit and now that he's slated to have the parliamentary majority you know have all the levers of government in his hands and so there really will be no more excuses for him and people expect him to start labor. does passion and have the necessary political experience to be able to follow through on his reform agenda. i think that the political experience isn't really the iss

the reformist prime minister of armenia has for the cemented his authority after winning snap alimentary elections and is dealing a crushing blow to the country's longtime ruling party former news paper editor nicola. came to power after spearheading massive protests earlier this year. new zealand prime minister just in the ten has issued an emotional apology on behalf of a country to the family of a british backpacker kids in the oakland the disappearance of twenty two year old chris millen had gone and huge attention in britain and in new zealand a man has been charged with her murder. it watching the d.v.d. is coming up ahead china has all of the u.s. request and the rest of what ways she financial officer into making investors a wired about what this would mean for the fragile trade truce between washington and beijing. yeah we'll have that story and more business news for you coming up shortly. the news if your dad. took. me out of the. sleep. cheerfully. this should be teaching you to be a good.

anti corruption uprising took him to power this year and marked the most sweeping political shift in armenia since again independence from the state the union in the one nine hundred ninety s. and sunday's poll also passion yani aiming for a strong mandate from voters his reform agenda. looking for a mandate nicole passionate man has a reform agenda and he needs political support he's hoping the snap elections will deliver it but he also says it's about more than just his program. i can see that we would have preached all over the general. and it is really free transparent and democratic elections past me and has written a wave of anti corruption sentiment and indeed for many voters that was the central theme of the election. well the thought of an opera we vote for equality and against corruption these are the most important things a solution of these two issues will satisfy me the rest is not that important neither salary not anything outside only these two major issues corruption and equality international monitors were on hand to observe the election proceedings this after decades of sin