Sunday, May 14 2017 14:20

ArmInfo. "It is obvious to me, that  without bribe handling the Republican Party has no chance to win,"  Nikol Pashinyan, the candidate for Mayor and the Yelq bloc electoral  list leader stated. The Deputy paid his civil duty at the polling  station N8/16.  After the voting, in a discussion to journalists he  informed about the signals on electoral violations. "There is a  problem connected with mass bribe handling-it is already proved,"  Pashinyan stated. 

According to Yelq bloc leader, materials on violations are directed  to the Prosecutor's Office. He promised to be consequent in paying  them corresponding process. "The highest instance for us is the  nation, which must make the final decision on the given case-the  nation should choose a court for itself," he stated.  Nevertheless,  Nikol Pashinyan waits that the winners will be exactly them. He is  sure that without electoral falsifications, RPA has no chance to win.   "At the same time, the parliamentary elections showed that through  electoral bribes they can direct people," Pashinyan stressed. 

Today, on May 14 Yerevan City Council elections are being conducted  in Yerevan, the body which will elect Yerevan's Mayor. RPA electoral  list leads active Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan, Yerkir Tsirani  Party list-Zaruhi Postanjyan, and the electora list of Yelq  bloc-Nikol Pashinyan. Yelq bloc's list heads Nikol Pashinyan , then  come Araik Harutyunyan and David Khajakyan. Yerkir Tsirani party is  headed by ex lawmaker Zaruhi Postanjyan, then come Mnatsakan Pakshiev  and Sona Aghekyan. From the Republican Party of Armenia the list is  headed by the active Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan, then come  well- known chess player, international grand master Smbat Lputyan  and the director of one the biggest IT companies in Armenia, Synopsys  Armenia, Hovik Musaelyan. As only 3 political forces participate the  elections, all of them will get posts in Yerevan City Council (all  65). The force, which would get the majority of votes, will nominate  its candidacy to Mayor (first number in the list). The number of  candidates totals 308, 98 from them are women. Yerevan City Council  elections' observation mission is being implemented by 17 local  organizations (more than 5 thousand observers) and one international  organization (10 observers).