Armenia CEC registers candidates' lists for Yerevan elections April 14, 2017 - 23:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Central Electoral Commission on Friday, April 14 registered candidates’ lists of the ruling Republican Party (RPA), Yerkir Tsirani (Land of apricot) party and YELQ bloc for the upcoming elections to the Yerevan City Council. Municipal elections will be held on May 14. RPA’s proportional list is headed by current mayor Taron Margaryan who is followed by Smbat Lputyan, Hovik Musayelyan, Astghik Gevorgyan and Ara Yernjakyan. Opposition lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan, who was recently re-elected to the National Assembly, tops the list of YELQ bloc, with Arayik Harutyunyan, Davit Khazhakyan, Anahit Bakhshyan and Ashot Atyan coming under the second to fifth numbers. MP Zaruhi Postanjyan, who announced the Yerkir Tsirani party several weeks ago, will head its list.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
