Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri will hold next month the most competitive ever elections of its municipal council that has until now been a largely rubber stamp body controlled by mayors loyal to the central government.
A record-high 72 candidates are vying for the 21 seats in the local Council of Elders that will be up for grabs on September 9.
A new Gyumri mayor will also be elected on that day. Samvel Balasanian, a candidate of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), is widely regarded as the election favorite, having been endorsed by President Serzh Sarkisian's Republican Party of Armenia (HHK). The crucial endorsement has led the city's longtime Republican mayor, Vartan Ghukasian, not to seek another term in office.
Armenian News
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