Armenians prone to vote for RPA in Yerevan elections on May 14April 22, 2017 - 21:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 62.3% of the residents of Yerevan have said that current mayor Taron Margaryan, who heads the ruling Republican Party’s proportional list in the upcoming elections, is capable of solving the problems of the city, a fresh poll revealed on Saturday, April 22. Three parties participate in elections. The ruling Republicans' proportional list is headed by Margaryan; Pashinyan, who was recently re-elected to the National Assembly, tops the list of YELQ bloc; while 5th Convocation National Assembly lawmaker Zaruhi Postanjyan, who announced the Yerkir Tsirani (Land of Apricot) party several weeks ago, will head its list. Municipal elections are slated for May 14. The survey was conducted by Gallup International Association on April 12-20, with 1044 respondents involved overall. According to the research, 4.2% and 12.1% of the participants said Postanjyan and Pashinyan will be able to tackle the key issues. The remaining part of the respondents were either undecided or named people not running for the mayor’s post. Also, 61.2% of Yerevan residents said they are going to vote for Margaryan, 11.5% for Pashinyan, and only 3.9% for Postanjyan. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback. European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 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. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. |