A1+ – Pro-Government Candidates Win Local Elections

PRO-GOVERNMENT CANDIDATES WIN LOCAL ELECTIONS

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[01:17 pm] 08 September, 2008

On Sunday, September 7, local elections were held at the districts
of Arabkir, Kanaker-Zeitun, Erebuni and Nubarashen. According to
the Central Election Commission businessman Albert Yeritsian was
elected district head of Arabkir getting 16591 votes. Yeritsian’s
rival, the incumbent district head Hovhnannes Shahinian, got 7172
votes. Zharangutiun’s candidate Zoya Tadevossian and Progressive
Party member Ashot Mnatsakanian got 5608 and 181 votes respectively.

The election was conducted in a tense atmosphere and began with a
violent incident.

The incident took place at 9 a.m. near the polling station 4/02. A few
Jeeps with a black-silver BMW X5 arrived at the polling station in the
morning. Witnesses say they were Yeritsian’s proponents. After getting
out of the cars the men attacked people with truncheons and knives
and stabbed Mher Kerobian, one of Hovhannes Shahinian’s adherents.

Several people got injuries. Mher Kerobian was taken to Erebuni
medical centre with knife injuries. He was stabbed in the face.

Arayik Kotanjian was reelected district head of Kanaker-Zeitun. He
got 12042 votes. Coordinator of the Democratic Way Party (ZhUK)
Manuel Gasparian got 8046 and nonpartisan Varujan Mkrtchian 682 votes.

"Bargavach Hayastan" Party member Mher Hovhannissian was reelected
district head of Nubarashen. Being a sole candidate the latter got
3290 votes for and 42 votes against.

Republican Armen Harutiunian was elected district head of Erebuni
with 21184 votes.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS