 Paper: Prosperous Armenia’s Samvel Balasyan may run for Gyumri mayor June 21, 2012 - 11:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Hraparak daily, ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) member Vardan Ghukasyan has been holding talks with other political forces requesting them to endorse him during Gyumri mayor race, due on September 9. Rumors go that Prosperous Armenia representative Samvel Balasyan is also likely to run for mayor. He neither denied the reports, nor issued final confirmation. In case of Balasyan’s winning the race, Arman Sahakyan will become a parliamentary candidate instead of him. Thus, a political barter between RPA and Prosperous Armenia constructive friends will take place. “If Balasyan is elected as Gyumri mayor, will he leave the party on the eve of the presidential elections?” the paper says.   Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering.   Partner news |  Latest news Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha  Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha.Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time.Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |
