Yerevan city council polls to be most politicized - public figure![]() April 20, 2013 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The upcoming Yerevan city council elections will be the most politicized ones, head of Communities Association of Armenia said. “A party system has been introduced,” Emin Yeritsyan said, adding that the parties pursue mere political goals in the elections He further noted that the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is likely to gain 50% of votes during the upcoming polls, with the Armenian National Congress (ANC) failing to pass the election threshold. “Hello Yerevan! bloc and Prosperous Armenia will probably be runners-up in the elections, despite the fact that the latter weakened its positions,” he said. 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 |