ELECTIONS TO LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES TO BE HELD IN KOTAYK MARZ ON OCTOBER 12
Noyan Tapan
Se p 23, 2008
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Elections to local self-government
bodies will be held in the communities of Kotayk marz, including in
the towns of Abovian, Yeghvard and Tsakhkadzor, on October 12.
NT correspondent was informed by spokesperson for the RA Central
Electoral Commission Tatev Ohanian that the only candidate registered
to run in the election of Abovian mayor is member of "Prosperous
Armenia" party (PAP), currently unemployed Karapet Guloyan. According
to our information, he is the son of National Assembly deputy, PAP
member Murad Guloyan and the husband of the daughter of Gagik Tsarukian
who is the president of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia,
the leader of PAP, and the head of National Assembly "PAP" faction.
The candidates for Yeghvard mayor are the current mayor, member of
the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Norayr Sargsian and non-party
man Baghdasar Mesropian.
The candidates for Tsakhkadzor mayor are the current mayor, non-party
man Garun Mirzoyan, PAP member Sos Hakobian and RPA member Vardan
Mirzoyan.