Tuesday, August 21 2018 17:11

ArmInfo. The constitutional order has been restored in Armenia after 20 years, candidate for Yerevan mayor's post from the Armenian Pan-National Movement Ararat Zurabyan stated at a meeting with journalists on August 21.

According to Zurabyan, the anti-democratic power in Armenia has  remained in the past. "There is a new situation in Armenia, however,  part of the Armenian society had bigger expectations than the results  that were recorded over the past 100 days, but one thing is clear:  Armenia has made serious progress, including in the March 1, 2008  case. The fact is that our society will not have the opportunity to  move forward unless the March 1 case is revealed, "he said.

According to the leader of the ANM, the awareness of the Prime  Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan regarding the events of March 1  is much deeper than that of other citizens. "First, the authorities  falsified the results of the elections, after which they used force  against peaceful demonstrators who protested, which led to numerous  victims." The main culprit in this case is the second president of  Armenia Robert Kocharyan, "Zurabyan said.

Zurabyan also touched upon the upcoming elections to the Council of  Elders of Yerevan. The leader of the ANM noted that all candidates  have equal chances. At the same time, he noted that all the problems  that are in the capital are equally important. "Today many people are  unhappy with elevators, however, I will start my activity as mayor  from preschool institutions, young people who make noise in the  evenings in the capital, because these are all very important issues.  80 billion drams, almost half of Armenia's population lives in the  capital and the amount allocated to the city is clearly not enough to  solve all problems, "he said.

Recall that the former mayor of Yerevan, Taron Margaryan, who held  this post since 2011, announced the 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 City  Council 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, the wife of the political prisoner  recently released and convicted by the former authorities for  organizing the riots, Andreas Ghoukasyan - Anahit Tarkhanyan (GALA  party) also expressed a desire to run.

The Central Electoral Commission of Armenia has appointed early  elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan on September 23. The  election campaign will start  on September 10.