Opposition lawmaker, YELQ bloc member Nikol Pashinyan who was recently re-elected to the Armenian National Assembly, said on Friday, April 7 that he will run for Yerevan mayor.

Also, the bloc will compete for city council seats.

"I am running for Yerevan mayor. Our goal is to win," Pashinyan said in a Facebook post.

Following the lawmaker on the proportional list are Arayik Harutyunyan, Davit Khazhakyan and Anahit Bakhshyan - the latter is from the Free Democrats party, which didn't make it to the parliament on April 2 - Harutyunyan said in a post of his own.

Municipal elections are slated for May 14.