Taron Margaryan

Date of Yerevan mayor election revealed

Date of Yerevan mayor election revealed

Elections of Yerevan mayor will be held on July 16, according to the decision of the Yerevan Council of Elders with 35 votes 'for', 11 'against' and one abstention. The date was offered by the Republican Party of …

Yerevan left without mayor

Yerevan left without mayor

Yerevan Mayor, member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Taron Margaryan has resigned, local media reported with reference to sources in the Yerevan municipality. Margaryan's first deputy, Kamo …

Armenian revolution removes Yerevan mayor

Armenian revolution removes Yerevan mayor

Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan submitted his resignation. "The issue regarding the mayor of Yerevan has already been resolved," the Zhoghovurd newspaper cited the source in the mayor's office. …

Second 'velvet revolution' starts in Yerevan

Second 'velvet revolution' starts in Yerevan

A group of protesters have stormed the city administration building in Yerevan, demanding Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan step down. The protesters are attempting to enter the mayor’s room, a number of city hall …

Protesters demand Yerevan mayor’s resignation

Protesters demand Yerevan mayor’s resignation

A protest is being held outside the Yerevan Municipality building, in the capital city of Armenia. According to the respective press release by the initiative group of this demonstration, they demand the resignation of Yerevan mayor …

A monument to Garegin Nzhdeh opens in Yerevan

A monument to Garegin Nzhdeh opens in Yerevan

Today a monument to Garegin Nzhdeh was opened in Yerevan It is stalled in the park on the street Hanrapetutyun in front of the third Government housing, near the Vernissage. …

Hamazasp Babajanyan statue unveiled in Yerevan

Hamazasp Babajanyan statue unveiled in Yerevan

The statue of Hero of the Soviet Union, Chief Marshal of the ex-USSR Armored Tank Troops, Hamazasp Babajanyan, was unveiled today at the park adjacent to Babajanyan Street in Yerevan. Armenian President Serzh …

Armenian press review (March 10 - 16)

Armenian press review (March 10 - 16)

Why Russian journalists know all the military secrets of Armenia, what surprises the authorities can expect from the voters in Yerevan during the upcoming parliamentary elections, and why the government has not resigned yet