Opposition MP Zaruhi Postanjyan seeks Yerevan mayor’s positionApril 8, 2017 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerkir Tsirani (Land of Apricot) will participate in Yerevan municipal elections, the party's proportional list will head Zaruhi Postanjyan, a statement revealed. Municipal elections will be held on May 14. “Our aim is to have the mayor’s responsible and obliging post serve the Armenian people,” the party said. “The party will thus run for city council seats, with Postanjyan topping the proportional list.” The Republican Party of Armenia and YELQ bloc have previously announced their participation in elections, with current mayor Taron Margaryan and lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan heading the two political forces’ proportional lists, respectively. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |