ArmInfo. "Civil Contract" discusses the format of participation in the elections of the Council of Elders of Yerevan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in conversation with journalists during his visit to Tavush region of Armenia.
"The "Civil Contract" will probably participate in the bloc, but it is also possible that it will not be the "Yelk", but another bloc. "Undoubtedly, we will nominate our candidate, "he said.
Referring to Hayk Marutyan's candidacy for the post of Yerevan Mayor, the Prime Minister noted that he is an excellent candidate. "Hayk Marutyan is brilliant public figure, manager, and everyone will be convinced of this during the election campaign, "the Prime Minister said.
To recall, on July 29 as a result of the meeting of the board of the "Civil Contract" party, actor Hayk Marutyan, better known as "Kargin Hayko" was nominated as a candidate for the post of mayor of Yerevan from the "Civil Contract". This was reported by the MP of the National Assembly, a member of the "Civil Contract" party and former member of the Council of Elders of Yerevan Alen Simonyan.
To recall, the former mayor of Yerevan, Taron Margaryan, who held this post since 2011, announced about his resignation on July 9. Actor Hayk Marutyan (from the Civil Contract party), Zaruhi Postanjyan (leader of the Yerkir Tsirani party), Ararat Zurabyan (Armenian National Movement) will participate in the early elections to the Yerevan Council of Elders in September this year. The "Enlightened Armenia" Party and the "Republic" propose the candidacy of the Minister of Justice of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan.
The daughter of the prominent Armenian architect Arthur Tarkhanyan, who is the wife of the political prisoner recently released and convicted by the former authorities for organizing the riots, Andreas Ghukasyan - Anahit Tarkhanyan (GALA party) also expressed an intention to run in elections. Yesterday Heritage party also announced about its intention to participate in the elections of the Council of Elders of Yerevan, which will afterwards elect the mayor of Yerevan.