Strasbourg, 29.04.2009
First municipal elections in Yerevan (Armenia): pre-electoral mission of
the Council of Europe Congress
Date: 4-5 May 2009
Location: Yerevan (Armenia)
Description: In view of the first elections for the City Council in
Yerevan, which will be held on 31 May 2009, a 3-member delegation of the
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will
visit the Armenian capital city.
These elections will be the first to be held since the amendments to the
Armenian Constitution of 2005. These amendments gave Yerevan the status
of a "community", providing for the election of the City Council and –
as a consequence – of the Mayor, who was previously appointed by the
Government.
Congress Vice-President Fabio Pellegrini (Italy, SOC), Michel Guégan
(France, NR) and Nigel Mermagen (UK, ILDG) will hold meetings with
candidates running for the election of mayor, representatives of
government, opposition and electoral bodies, the Armenian Congress
delegation, as well as with the media and NGOs.
Press contacts
(in Yerevan) Renate Zikmund, Head of the Congress Division of
Communication, International Relations and Election Observation, tel.
+33 6 59 78 64 55; [email protected]
Council of Europe Office in Yerevan
tel. +374 10 54 63 22 / 26 / 28 / 29, Fax: +374 10 54 63 19,
[email protected]
Media Advisory
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Communication Division
Ref: MA052a09
Tel. +33 (0)3 90 21 49 36
Fax +33 (0)3 88 41 27 51
Internet:
e-mail: [email protected]
The Congress has two chambers, the Chamber of Local Authorities and the
Chamber of Regions.
It brings together 318 full and 318 substitute members representing more
than 200 000 European territorial communities.
President of the Congress: Yavuz Mildon (Turkey, EPP/CD), President of
the Chamber of Regions: Ludmila Sfirloaga (Romania, SOC),
President of the Chamber of Local Authorities: Ian Micallef (Malta,
EPP/CD).
Political Groups: Socialist Group (SOC), Group of the European People’s
Party – Christian Democrats (EPP/CD),
Independent and Liberal Democrat Group (ILDG).