{"id":10421,"date":"2023-08-21T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/?p=10421"},"modified":"2023-09-06T16:42:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T16:42:11","slug":"power-play-in-yerevan-former-mayor-challenges-pashinyans-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/power-play-in-yerevan-former-mayor-challenges-pashinyans-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Play in Yerevan: Former Mayor Challenges Pashinyan\u2019s Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;9px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-52px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;32px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;]<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Yerevan City Hall \u00a9 Armine Aghayan \/ Creative Commons<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Next month, on 17 September, Yerevan will cast its vote in municipal elections that could prove decisive in determining the country\u2019s future. Despite a significant decline in popularity since Armenia\u2019s defeat in the 2020 war with Azerbaijan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan\u2019s favoured candidate, Deputy Mayor Tigran Avinyan, is nonetheless still considered the favourite to win.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Last week, however, the political landscape took an intriguing turn with the return of Hayk Marutyan, Yerevan\u2019s former mayor elected in a landslide on the back of Pashinyan\u2019s 2018 rise to power, to the political scene. An actor and comedian, Marutyan sometimes draws comparisons to Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelensky, also a former showman.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Though the position of mayor might not sound so influential, in the context of small countries such as Armenia, its relevance is more than many outsiders might assume. With around 35 percent of the population resident in the capital, an elected head of the country\u2019s economic, political, educational, and cultural centre has a significance that should not be underestimated.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>[\u2026]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Whether attempts to turn the council elections into a post-2020 vote of confidence in Pashinyan remains to be seen, but whatever the result, the elections will likely be viewed by some observers as a referendum not only on the prime minister but also on a speculated peace deal that could be signed by the end of the year. Its conduct might also prove the first real test of Armenia\u2019s democratic credentials. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">The full article can be read <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/caspianpost.com\/en\/post\/power-play-in-yerevan-former-mayor-challenges-pashinyans-candidate\">here<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;CONFLICT VOICES e-BOOKS&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][\/dsm_text_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; 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