Haykakan Zhamanak: Arman Sahakyan to replace Vardan Ghukasyan as Gyumri Mayor

Arman Sahakyan, RPA’s single-mandate candidate in constituency 34, will replace Republican Vardan Ghukasyan as Gyumri Mayor, Haykakan Zhamanak reports. Sahakyan was defeated by PAP member Martun Grigoryan in the parliamentary election.

“RPA thinks Vardan Ghukasyan is to blame for Sahakyan’s defeat. Gyumri mayoral election is scheduled for September 9 or 16. According to our sources in RPA, Vardan Ghukasyan, 76th candidate of RPA party list, will be granted a parliamentary mandate, with Gyumri holding snap mayoral election,” writes the paper.