City council elections to usher in reforms in Armenia, ARFD party says
26.03.2013,
16:02
Yerevan city council election will be the first step towards reforms in Armenia, secretary of parliament faction of Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutiun (ARFD) party Aghvan Vardanyan said.
YEREVAN, March 26. /ARKA/. Yerevan city council election will be the first step towards reforms in Armenia, secretary of parliament faction of Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutiun (ARFD) party Aghvan Vardanyan said.
“That’s why we have chosen “Yerevan, change Armenia” slogan”, Vardanyan said.
The party’s greatest concern is that today about 95% of the Yerevan municipality staff are members of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia.
“Naturally, under these circumstances, it is impossible imagine they could make their own decisions instead of the ones they were instructed to make”, Vardanyan said.
Vardanyan said the party will do their best to win in the elections. If political forces succeed, departization of the country will be then launched.
Yerevan city council (Council of Elders) consists of 65 members elected for four years.
The mayor of the city is elected by elders. Under the law, candidates for mayor are nominated by factions in the Council of Elders. ARFD’s proportional list for the election is headed by rep of ARFD supreme body Armen Rustamyan, followed by Aghvan Vardanyan and ex minister of labor Arsen Hambartsumyan. -0-
