 Opposition lawmaker mulls running for Yerevan mayor April 5, 2017 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lawmaker Zaruhi Postanjyan who recently created a new political party called Yerkir Tsirani (Land of apricot) said on Wednesday, April 5 that she is considering the issue of running for Yerevan mayor. Yerevan municipal elections are slated for May 14. Postanjyan didn’t rule out that the party may participate in the elections, RFE/RL Armenian Service reports. Also Wednesday, YELQ bloc whose nine candidates made it to the Armenian National Assembly, said they haven’t discussed the nomination of MP Nikol Pashinyan in the upcoming mayoral elections. The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will unveil their candidate during an Executive Body session on Thursday.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
