Yerevan mayoral election fails due to lack of quorumJuly 16, 2018 - 12:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An extraordinary City Council session that sought to elect a new Mayor on Monday, July 16 was canceled due to lack of quorum in Yerevan, Armenia’s capital. Only five members of the Council of Elders - Deputy Mayor Kamo Areyan and 4 members of Yerkir Tsirani (Land of Apricot) - were attending the session. Areyan first announced a 30-minute break and declared afterwards that the session had failed due to lack of quorum. Both Yelk (Way Out) and the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) had announced that they are not going to participate in the session. Opposition Yerkir Tsirani party was the only one to have submitted a candidate for the Mayor’s post. Under the current legislation, if no candidate is proposed within two weeks after the session or a candidate is unable to collect the necessary number of votes, the government can reduce the term of office of the Council of Elders and announce new elections, which are to be held within 30 to 40 days after the reduction of the Council’s term of office. Former Mayor Taron Margaryan submitted his resignation on Monday, July 9, without providing reasons for such a move. In November 2011, Margaryan was elected the Mayor of the city by the decision of Yerevan City Council. Following elections of the Council of the Elders in May 2013 and May 2017, he was re-elected in the post. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |