Yerevan mayor election
On July 9 Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan resigned.
Armenpress presents the procedure of holding snap elections of the Mayor.
The snap elections of the Mayor are being held within a timeframe set by the City Council, but no later than within a month.
During the snap elections, the right to nominate candidates for the Mayor belongs to the City Council’s factions.
The City Council members are voting at the snap elections. Each member of the Council has a right to one vote. If one candidate is nominated, he/she is elected Mayor if the number of votes in favor is more than the number of votes against.
During the past weeks protests were being held outside the Yerevan City Hall demanding Mayor Taron Margaryan’s resignation. Taron Margaryan was serving as Mayor of Yerevan since 2011.
Unfortunately, the Republican Party dominated Yerevan city council voted to reelect a new mayor of the city within 4 days selecting a Republican Party candidate. They voted against a Yelk party proposal to hold the election in August. It appears this collection of Republican thieves have not learned their lesson from recent developments in Armenia. These thieves should be dragged out from city hall by their hair and cast away, not to return again.