Vartan Ghukasian, the controversial mayor of Gyumri, dismissed on Wednesday media reports that he will be forced to resign soon because of the ruling Republican Party’s electoral defeat in Armenia’s second largest city.
Official results of the May 6 parliamentary elections showed the Republican Party (HHK) trailing its junior coalition partner, the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), in all three electoral districts covering Gyumri.
Several Armenian media outlets have reported in recent days that the HHK leadership in Yerevan holds Ghukasian responsible for the fiasco and will try to replace him. The pro-opposition daily “Haykakan Zhamanak” suggested on Wednesday that he may not even be allowed to complete his fourth term which expires this fall.
Armenian News
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