Acting Mayor votes ‘for better Yerevan,’ rules out electoral bribesMay 5, 2013 - 14:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Acting Mayor Taron Margaryan voted in City Council polls ‘for better Yerevan,’ expressing confidence for electoral victory of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. In a conversation with journalists Margaryan gave high assessment to RPA’s electoral campaign and city development programs, expressing certainty that Yerevan residents will have ‘the city of their dreams’ within the next 4 years. In conclusion, the Acting Mayor ruled out the possibility of electoral bribes. The law on municipal government stipulates for a 65-member Council elected for a 4-year term. The Council is responsible for electing Yerevan Mayor. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |