Pashinyan appoints Sarik Minasyan as acting mayor of Gyumri

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13.12.2024, 10:16

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that he has appointed Sarik Minasyan as the acting head of the Gyumri community.

Pashinyan appoints Sarik Minasyan as acting mayor of Gyumri

YEREVAN, December 13. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that he has appointed Sarik Minasyan as the acting head of the Gyumri community. The prime minister shared this information on his Facebook page.

"I will nominate David Arushanyan for the position of governor of Shirak Province," the prime minister said.

First primaries in Armenia

The results of the first primaries in Armenia's history were announced the day before, determining the candidate for the acting mayor of Gyumri. Sarik Minasyan was chosen, and he will serve as mayor until the next elections.

On the political crisis in Gyumri

At the end of October, Gyumri Mayor Vardges Balasanyan submitted his resignation. The members of the ruling "Balasanyan" faction in the City Council of Elders, which he led, also resigned in full, submitting a protocol to this effect to the election commission.

According to media reports, the reason for the ruling faction's actions is the initiation of a criminal case against former mayor Samvel Balasanyan and his associates. They are accused of illegally appropriating land adjacent to the historic "Black Fortress."-0-

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