In May 2018, 10 new projects supporting civil society actions to monitor the effectiveness of government resource allocation and public service delivery began under the “Partners in Empowerment” project.  

As part of Armenian delegation, Varuzhan Hoktanyan, Project Director of Transparency International Anticorruption Center was among  civil society groups that along with leading e-Governance experts, decision makers and donors met in Tallinn, Estonia on May 29-30, 2018 for annual Tallinn e-Governance Conference to discuss the challenges state faces when communicating with digital citizens and on May 30-31 for an Open Governance workshop to discuss e-democracy and e-participation in decision making and experiences and challenges that the OGP framework has accumulated. 

We, the below-signed organizations of civil society, welcome the victory of the People and value the awakening of civil self-awareness and dignity. We stand ready to support the newly-formed Government in overcoming the existing challenges and shall remain committed to the core principles and agenda of our work. We shall continue to focus on the most relevant and pressing issues, including among others human rights, the fight against corruption, the independence of the judiciary, and the development of a free and competitive economy.

In his interview to the Romanian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Haykak Arshamyan, Advocacy and Communications Coordinator of Transparency International Anticorruption Center reflected on the recent developments in Armenia. According to Arshamyan the Republican Party of Armenia, which is the majority in the parliament agreed on May 2, 2018 to support the candidate nominated by 1/3 of the National Assembly of Armenia to become the interim Prime Minister in a parliamentary vote scheduled for May 8, implying they agreed to vote for Nikol Pashinyan. The rallies and civil disobedience stopped in Armenia until May 8 parliament session.