ArmInfo.Prosperous Armenia Party Faction member Vahe Enfiajyan thinks that the Elders' Council of Vanadzor may impeach Vanadzor Mayor Mamikon Aslanyan.
"I cannot say for sure whether this will be done or not, but the opposition members of the Elders' Council are cooperating and may come to consensus," he said, noting that the opposition members of the Elders' Council will boycott the sittings of the Council.
Meanwhile, Gagik Melikyan, Secretary of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Faction, is not sure that only 4 representatives of the "Vanadzor coalition" gave their votes in Mamikon Aslanyan's favor. "Probably, there were 6, 7 and even more votes," he said, meaning that the Republicans, in turn, might have voted for Aslanyan's competitor Krist Marukyan. He also thinks that the representatives of the opposition consensus may support the RPA at the sittings of the Elders' Council. "The boycott cannot last forever," he said.
To note, though the opposition forces had united, the candidate from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Mamikon Aslanyan won the mayoral elections in Vanadzor by obtaining 19 votes. The RPA and the ARFD had only 15 mandates. This means that 4 representatives of the opposition voted for the RPA candidate despite the arrangement to support the Bright Armenia candidate Krist Marukyan. Edmon Marukyan, the leader of Bright Armenia, leaked information that all the four members of the Elders' Council who supported the Republican candidate are members of Armenian Rebirth Party. He said that Arkady Peleshyan, the candidate No.1 on the Armenian Rebirth Party List persuaded its fellows to vote for the Republican candidate. Arkady Peleshyan is charged with attacking Rafael Grigoryan, the Primate of the Vanadzor Diocese of the Armenian Evangelical Church. Marukyan believes that the authorities promised to cancel the criminal case against Peleshyan if the latter supports their candidate and persuades others to do the same. Bright Armenia Party has decided to boycott the sessions of the Vanadzor Elders' Council.