  Samvel Balasanyan elected Gyumri mayor September 10, 2012 - 12:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Gathering 27500 votes, Prosperous Armenia’s candidate Samvel Balasanyan was elected mayor of the northern city Gyumri on Sunday, Sept 9, according to the preliminary data of the RA Central Election Committee. ARF Dashnaktsutyun candidate Hovsep Simonyan came second with 10281 votes, followed by non-partisan contenders Andranik Avetisyan and Spartak Petrosyan, who gained 2458 and 2130 votes respectively. The ruling Republican Party of Armenia, whose member Vardan Ghukasyan had occupied the post since 1999, did not designate a nominee and supported Balasanyan.   Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Latest news Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan  The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |
