The campaign of snap elections to the Yerevan City Council kicked off in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Monday.
12 political forces – eight political parties and four blocs will run in elections which will be held on September 23rd.
Candidates for Yerevan City Mayor are:
Naira Zohrabyan – Prosperous Armenia Party
Anahit Tarkhanyan – Yerevan Societies Parties Alliance
Ararat Zurabyan – Yerevantsiner Parties Alliance
Zaruhi Postanjyan – Yerkir Tsirani Parties Alliance
Raffi Hovhannisyan – Heritage Party
Manuel Gasparyan – Democratic Way Party
Hayk Marutyan – My Step Parties Alliance
Artak Zeynalyan – Luys Parties Alliance
Mikayel Manukyan – Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Gevorg Hovsepyan – Hayq (Haykazuns) Party
Artak Avetyan – Reformists Party
Mher Shahgeldyan – Rule of Law Party
Ex-mayor of the city Taron Margaryan from Republican Party resigned on July 9th two months after the so-called velvet revolution.
