French-Armenian Anouch Toranian elected Deputy Mayor of ParisJuly 4, 2020 - 12:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French-Armenian Anouch Toranian has been elected Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of community life, citizen participation and public debate. Toranian has thus become the first elected representative of Armenian descent to a post of this level of responsibility in the French capital. At 28 years of age, she is the youngest on Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo's list and was a candidate in the city's 15th arrondissement (administrative districts), 20 Minutes reports. Hidalgo, meanwhile, swept back into power as mayor of Paris on June 28 night following the delayed second round of municipal elections. It was reported earlier that French-Armenian eco-activist Jeanne Barseghian from the Europe Ecologie Les Verts party (EELV) has become the mayor of the French city of Strasbourg with 42.5% of the vote. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |