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Politics

Opposition forces announce formation of nationwide alliance

First reported by Iravunk: Yesterday, 19:22

Updated 11:47, 33 sources

Politics. Photo: azatutyun.am, cropped
Photo: azatutyun.am, cropped

Several opposition forces, including Strong Armenia and the Armenia Alliance, adopted a joint statement after a closed-door meeting at the home of detained businessman Samvel Karapetyan. The stated goals include rejecting the "imposition of Aliyev's constitution," peace without unilateral concessions, protection of the church and restoration of democratic freedoms. The statement was read out by Narek Karapetyan.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Iravunk · 19:22 · Opposition

Pro-government 3 / 6 First: Public TV news (H1 / Lurer), 4 h 42 min later
Balanced 9 / 14 First: Aravot, 4 h 23 min later
Opposition 18 / 21 First: Iravunk, 19:22

Foreign outlets: 3, first: Sputnik Armenia, 23:48

Timeline as a list
  1. Iravunk (Opposition)
  2. 24news.am (Opposition)
  3. News.am (Opposition)
  4. Politik.am (Opposition)
  5. Hayeli (Opposition)
  6. Tert.am (Opposition)
  7. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  8. Armlur / Joghovurd (Opposition)
  9. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  10. 5th Channel (Opposition)
  11. Aravot (Balanced)
  12. Alphanews.am (Opposition)
  13. Hraparak (Opposition)
  14. Panorama (Opposition)
  15. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  16. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  17. Mediahub (Opposition)
  18. Yerevan.Today (Opposition)
  19. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  20. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  21. Infocom (Balanced)
  22. Factor (Balanced)
  23. Azg (Opposition)
  24. Azatutyun (RFE/RL) (Balanced)
  25. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  26. 1in.am (Balanced)
  27. Kommersant (Foreign)
  28. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  29. RIA Novosti (Foreign)
  30. Mediamax (Balanced)
  31. CivilNet (Balanced)
  32. Public Radio of Armenia (Pro-government)
  33. Golos Armenii (Opposition)

All sources

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