It is the symbolic start of “HayaKve.” We faced muted resistance from the Municipality, or so to speak, a particular group that usurped the power in the city. Today, in fact, that group seized power because, according to our legislation, if there is no elected Mayor in the Municipality, new Council elections must be held within two months. Those two months have long passed, and people are sitting in the Municipality who do not have the authority to manage the city. They did not have that authority and thought they could put themselves above the law.
Naturally, we were not going to tolerate this; we went to drastic measures and reported the crime,” Avetik Chalabyan, a public figure and a member of the initiative group, stated in a conversation with journalists the other day at the beginning of the “HayaKve” signature collection.
The Municipality initially obstructed, then satisfied the application of the initiators and provided space. Chalabyan said the Municipality understood that even the chief prosecutor could not save them for that violation.
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They appealed to the Central Electoral Commission with the request to extend the signature collection period by three days because they started three days late with the space allocation issue. Several communities refused to provide territory: Spitak, Sisian, Amasia, and Dilijan, saying we do not have space. “We have also filed a crime report against all of them and will try to bring them all to order. We will start collecting signatures in regions from tomorrow. Tomorrow we will start in Gyumri, Vanadzor, and gradually in all regional centers.”
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
