Armenian prime minister’s party nominates Hayk Marutyan as Yerevan mayor candidate

ARKA, Armenia

YEREVAN, July 30. /ARKA/. The Civil Contract party has already put up is candidate for the Yerevan mayor post, Alen Simonyan, a member of the party, told journalists Sunday night. 

He said that the selection has been carried out in two rounds. Of the four candidates singled out by the party initially, two remained at the second round- Simonyan himself and Hayk Marutyunan.

Eventually, Hayk Marutyan was nominated as Yerevan mayor candidate.  

The position came vacant after Taron Margaryan’s resigned as mayor on July 9.  

A new election was scheduled for July 16, but not sufficient city council members were present at that session, and the election was postponed. -0—