On August 29, Heritage Party chairman and campaign manager Armen Martirosyan officially presented to the Central Election Commission the dossier of documents required to register Heritage for the elections, slated for September 23, of the capital’s mayor and city council.
Heritage’s candidate for mayor is Armenia’s first minister of foreign affairs Raffi K. Hovannisian, with associate professor Armen Martirosyan and civil society representative Hovsep Khurshudyan leading the list for Yerevan’s “elders.”
Composed of 49 politicians, professionals, civil society and minority representatives, and youth activists, the complete list reads as follows:
Raffi Hovannisian — First Minister of Foreign Affairs, Co-founder of the Heritage Party, Armenian Bar Association, Armenian Center for National and International Studies, and “Orran” Benevolent Organization
Armen Martirosyan, PhD — Professor, Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport, Heritage Party chairman
Hovsep Khurshudyan — Head of the “Free Citizen” Civic Initiatives’ Support Center NGO, founding director of Arax Publishung House
Seda Aghbalyan — “Aghbalyan family” LLC co-founder, television newscaster
Rshtun Martirosyan – Lecturer, Gavar State University
Gevorg Ghahramanyan — Heritage Party spokesman
Philip Arzumanyan – Director, ARZ Holding LLC, Heritage Party Board member
Gayane Abasyan – Specialist, Giatsint LLC
Vardan Tunyan – Chairman, National Initiatives Center NGO, Karen Demirchyan Museum researcher
Avetis Avetisyan – financial expert, former political prisoner
Armenak Stepanyan – engineer-builder
Sona Malkhasyan – Coordinator of Cultural Programs, “Orran” Benevolent Organization
Susanna Barkhudaryan – engineer-economist
Vanik Alexanyan – journalist, film-maker
Davit Grigoryan – Senior Physician, Research Center for Radiation Medicine and Burns, Ministry of Health
Marianna Voskanyan – Director, Giatsint LLC,
Tatevik Gamaghelyan – Marketing director, “Hatik” LLC
Armen Barkhudaryan – Lecturer, Microsoft Innovation Center
Zemphira Qalashyan – Public school teacher, “Teach for Armenia” NGO
Stella Abroyan – lawyer
Ovsanna Baghdasaryan – Attorney, “LCG” law office
Areg Mkrtchayan – Mathematician, teacher
Narek Voskanyan – operator
Davit Badalyan – pianist, tour guide, war veteran
Ashot Sazhumyan – architect
Lilit Sarukhanyan – Communications director, Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS)
Anna Martirosyan – Teacher, School N155
Grigor Soghomonyan – IT specialist
Marine Torosyan – Lecturer, National Polytechnic University of Armenia
Artem Hovhannisyan – CEO, “Nushikyan Association” LLC
Marina Muradyan – Public administration specialist, ACNIS
Mushegh Aslanyan – Director, “Mushegh Aslanyan” Corporation
Arman Nushikyan – Coach, Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport
Anush Hovhannisyan – Chief accountant, “Mihrshin” LLC
Arshak Martirosyan – Trainer, Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport
Margarita Harutyunyan – Advertising agent, Yerevan Dramatic Theatre
Anna Hakobyan – biophysicist
Gurgen Hakobyan – Director, “Hazarashen” LLC
Julieta Gevorgyan — Internal monitoring expert, “International Masis Tabak”
Davit Evinyan – entrepreneur
Zhirayr Harutyunyan — chemist-technologist
Hrach Hovhannisyan – Director, “RCL” LLC
Christine Chtchyan – Concertmaster, “Tagharan” ancient music ensemble
Mariam Bandikyan – marketing specialist
Tigran Muradyan – Specialist, “Zorakhatch” LLC
Satenik Grigoryan – Public relations manager, “Regulra” LLC
Gagik Hakobyan – Math teacher, “Aregnazan” educational complex
Ruzanna Shahbazyan – economist-accountant
Rubina Manvelyan – jeweler
Heritage Party Press Service