CURRENT HEAD OF EREBUNI DISTRICT GIVES UP FURTHER ELECTORAL STRUGGLE

Noyan Tapan

Au g 19, 2008

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The current head of Yerevan’s
Erebuni district, member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
Mher Sedrakian on August 19 officially withdrew his candidacy, thus
refusing to run in the elections of the district head to be held on
September 7, NT correspondent was informed by spokesperson for the RA
Central Electoral Commission Tatev Ohanian. Thus, the current deputy
head of Erebuni district, RPA member Armen Harutyunian remains the
only candidate for the post of the district head.

Three candidates: the current head of the district, RPA member Arayik
Kotanjian, the son of the founding chairman of "Democratic Way"
party Manuk Gasparian, member of the same party Manuel Gasparian and
non-party man Varuzhan Mkrtchian have been registerted to run in the
elections of the head of Yerevan’s Kanaker-Zeytun community on the
same day.

Two candidates: the current head of the district, member of "Prosperous
Armenia" party Mher Hovhannisian and RPA member Ggaik Hovsepian have
been registered to run in the elections of the head of the city’s
Nubarashen district.

Four candidates: the current district head, RPA member Hovhannes
Shahinian, owner of Yeritsian & Sons company, non-pary man Albert
Yeritsian, member of "Heritage" party, former member of the RA
Central Electoral Commission Zoya Tedevosian and representative of the
Progressive Party of Armenia Ashot Mnatsakanian have been registered
to run in elections of the head of Yerevan’s Arabkir community.