NEWLY ELECTED YEREVAN CITY COUNCIL MEETS

2009/06/0 8 | 17:17

The first convening of the Yerevan City Council took place
today. According to the law, it was chaired by the eldest member of
the council, Astghik Gevorgyan, President of the Union of Journalists
. There were two issues on the agenda – holding the first inauguration
ceremony for the mayor of Yerevan and fixing the date for the first
session of the city council.

As a result of the elections of May 31, the seats in the city Council
were distributed thusly – the Republican Party got 35 seats, Prosperous
Armenia Party and the HAK (Armenian National Congress) received 17
and 13 seats respectively.

HAK did not participate in today’s session. Pro-government members
of the Council think that their absence will certainly affect its
activity. "The more keen eyes, the better the work will be," Astghik
Gevorgyan said.

Armen Musinyan, HAK Press Secretary told "Radiolur" that they would
not participate in the council. "We think that the Central Electoral
Commission has committed a crime by forging the elections. We have
declared that we refuse to assume our mandates," he said.
From: Baghdasarian