CEC REGISTERS ALL CANDIDATES FOR PREFECT AND ELDERS COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN YEREVAN DISTRICTS

ARMENPRESS
Aug 19, 2008

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, ARMENPRESS: Tatevik Ohanian, a press secretary
for the Central Election Commission (CEC), said to Armenpress that
the CEC registered all candidates for prefect and elders council
elections in several Yerevan districts scheduled for September 7.

She said one of the candidates, Nelsik Grigorian, a non-partisan, who
intended to contest the post of prefect of Kanaker-Zeytoon district,
walked out of the race. Other districts are Achapnyak, Arabkir,
Erebuni, Malatia-Sebastia and Nubarashen.

The highest competition will be in Arabkir district where the
prefect’s post will be contested by several candidates representing
the governing Republican Party, the opposition Zharangutyun (Heritage)
party, a non-partisan candidate and one from the recently established
Armenian National Congress.

It will be tough also in Kanaker Zeytoon district, where the post
will be contested by candidates from the ruling party, opposition
and a non-partisan.