Hraparak: Maxim Hakobyan interferes in Kapan and Goris mayoral elections?

Kajaran will hold mayoral election on September 9. So far there have been no nominations. Current mayor, member of Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Vardan Gevorgyan is expected to announce his candidacy, Hraparak daily writes.

“The source of Kajaran’s political breath is the Copper Molybdenum Combine, and therefore everything depends on Combine’s General Director Maxim Hakobyan. He also interferes in mayoral elections of Kapan and Goris. During the previous elections, he backed current mayor of Kapan, ARF member Arthur Atayan, but it is rumored that Hakobyan is going to stay passive this time, therefore it is not clear whether he will back RPA candidate Ashot Harutyunyan. Kajaran residents treat Mayor Vardan Gevorgyan well. They say that Gevorgyan has passed through a war, is simple and finds a common language with everyone, but he has one shortcoming: he is a weak man,” the paper writes.