Armenia CEC registers candidates' lists for Yerevan elections April 14, 2017 - 23:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Central Electoral Commission on Friday, April 14 registered candidates’ lists of the ruling Republican Party (RPA), Yerkir Tsirani (Land of apricot) party and YELQ bloc for the upcoming elections to the Yerevan City Council. Municipal elections will be held on May 14. RPA’s proportional list is headed by current mayor Taron Margaryan who is followed by Smbat Lputyan, Hovik Musayelyan, Astghik Gevorgyan and Ara Yernjakyan. Opposition lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan, who was recently re-elected to the National Assembly, tops the list of YELQ bloc, with Arayik Harutyunyan, Davit Khazhakyan, Anahit Bakhshyan and Ashot Atyan coming under the second to fifth numbers. MP Zaruhi Postanjyan, who announced the Yerkir Tsirani party several weeks ago, will head its list.   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 |  Latest news PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back  A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
