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Khachik Galstyan: cardiologist best Mayor for Armenia’s heart
11.03.2009 18:26 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yesterday it became known already that the list of
the candidates for the post of the Elders’ will be headed by the
Minister of Health, Haroutyun Koushkyan, representing the party
`Prospering Armenia.’ The expectations present at today’s press
conference that the press secretary of `Prospering Armenia’ party
chairman will clarify certain vagueness regarding the rest of the
party candidates, did not come true. Galstyan said that they o had the
leader’s name only at their disposal, the names of the rest will
become known after the forthcoming discussions.
Galstyan explained figuratively why particularly the Health Minister
will head the list of `Prospering Armenia’: `Aroutyun Koushkyan is a
surgeon cardiologist, and since Yerevan is the heart of Armenia, the
party has come up with the decision to promote him for the post of the
mayor.’
As Galstyan says, at the beginning the about 10-12 candidates were
considered for the post. `These elections are very important for our
party since the 1/3 of the population resides in Yerevan and it would
be illogical if our party which comes second in the Parliament were
left out of the game,’ Galstyan noted.
Khachik Galstyan mentioned that `Prospering Armenia’ finds Gagik
Baglaryan’s appointment by the ruling Republican Party for the post of
Yerevan Mayor as natural. The struggle will be a bit unequal, but
almost at all elections, the candidates which hold certain posts have
the chance to use certain mechanisms and levers. In any case, as
Kh. Galstyan says, `Prospering Armenia’ is getting ready for the
Mayor’s Elections.