Paper: eight Free Democrats renounce party affiliation![]() August 11, 2012 - 19:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Zhamanak daily, Ararat Zurabyan, Karen Savzyan, Hrach Hakobyan, Armen Baghdasaryan, Valentina Mirzoyan, Garnik Gevorgyan, Karen Karapetyan and David Arakelyan have announced decision to leave Free Democrats party. Yesterday, August 10, the paper failed to clarify the reasons behind the decision due to party members’ celebrating Mr. Zurabyan’s birthday. As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news |