All In the Family: Manvel Grigoryan's Brother and Son Running for Mayor in Armavir Marz

12:01, August 11, 2012

Local elections in Armavir Marz are scheduled for September 9. Looking at the pool of candidates, it's a safe bet that the current crop of community leaders will be easily re-elected.

In the town of Etchmiadzin, there are two candidates – current Mayor Karen Grigoryan, the son of MP Manvel Grigoryan, and Armineh Hovhannisyan, better known to the public as the chief of staff for Gortzik Ltd.

We can confidently predict that Grigoryan will be returned to office given that Hovhannisyan's candidacy is merely for show and a means to satisfy the electoral code.  Read more... (274 words)

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