Armenia: YELQ lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan to run for Yerevan mayor![]() April 7, 2017 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Opposition lawmaker, YELQ bloc member Nikol Pashinyan who was recently re-elected to the Armenian National Assembly, said on Friday, April 7 that he will run for Yerevan mayor. Also, the bloc will compete for city council seats. "I am running for Yerevan mayor. Our goal is to win," Pashinyan said in a Facebook post. Following the lawmaker on the proportional list are Arayik Harutyunyan, Davit Khazhakyan and Anahit Bakhshyan - the latter is from the Free Democrats party, which didn't make it to the parliament on April 2 - Harutyunyan said in a post of his own. Municipal elections are slated for May 14. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |