Gyumri's controversial Mayor Vartan Ghukasian said on Friday that he will not run after all for another term in office in next month's local elections and will step down after 13 years at the helm of Armenia's second city.
Ghukasian was widely expected to stand in the mayoral vote slated for September 9. However, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), of which he is a member, last month pledged support for another candidate representing the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), a former member of the country's governing coalition. Ghukasian was also dismissed as head of the HHK branch in Shirak province, of which Gyumri is the capital.
Armenian News
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