GRISHA VIRABIAN GIVES UP STRUGGLE FOR VACANT MANDATE OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEPUTY
Noyan Tapan
Au g 14, 2008
YEREVAN, AUGUST 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Non-party man, unemployed Grisha
Virabian – one of the two candidates to run in a by-election of a
National Assembly deputy by the majoritarian electoral system at
electoral district No 17 in Ararat marz on August 24, announced his
decision to withdraw his candidacy in by the envisaged deadline, NT
correspondent was informed by the chairman of the district electoral
commission Armen Margarian. Thus, the only remaining candidate who
will run for the vacant mandate of NA deputy is the chief of the
RA presidential staff, member of the board of the Republican Party
of Armenia (RPA) Hovik Abrahamian. He was nominated by a decision
of the RPA board. The four parties forming the coalition: RPA, ARF,
"Orinats Yerkir" and "Prosperous Armenia" on August 1 issued a joint
statement about their endorsing H. Abrahamian’s candidacy.
Electoral district No 17 includes the city of Artashat and 24 adjacent
rural settlements of Ararat marz.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
