Tigran Avinyan elected the new mayor of YerevanOctober 10, 2023 - 11:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. 37 out of 65 members of the City Council cast their ballots on Tuesday, October 10, with 32 voting in favor of Avinyan. In elections in mid-September, Civil Contract won 24 seats with 32.6% of the votes, and Hanrapetutyun Party closely linked to the ruling party won 8. Together the two have 32, while opposition parties hold the other 33 seats. 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 Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Analysis shows that no Armenian will be left in Nagorno-Karabakh in the coming days, Nikol Pashinyan has said. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |