4 ARMENIANS WIN REGIONAL ELECTIONS IN FRANCE

PanARMENIAN.Net
22.03.2010 19:52 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Community of France took active
participation in regional elections of the country.

As EAFJD chairman Hilda Choboian told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter,
39 representatives of Armenian Community of France ran for regional
elections, with 4 of them gaining victories: Frederik Sargis (Paris)
with 56,69 % of votes, Garo Hovsepian (South-eastern France) with
44,11% of votes, Edward Simonian (Rhône-Alpes) with 50,76% of votes
and Marie-Ann Arakelian (South Pyrenees) with 67,77% of votes.

Hilda Choboian, Rhône-Alpes candidate in the elections, has taken
the 26th position in voting list, and will soon be given a post in
regional council.

The second tour of regional elections was due in France on March 21.