Fact daily writes:
In recent days, information has been actively circulating in political circles that the government expected that Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan might resign during the session of the Gyumri Council of Elders, after which the council would elect a new mayor, Karen Simonyan. If this circulating information is true, then many questions arise.
In particular, was that scenario the reason why the session did not take place, against the background of law enforcement agencies' actions, searches and political pressures? According to many, all this could be aimed at disrupting the normal work of the Council of Elders and preventing a smooth change of power in the city.
In Gyumri, the opinion is quite widespread that a significant part of the city wants to see a new leadership. The people of Gyumri know that Karen Simonyan has the necessary management experience and abilities to start a new stage of development in the city. They are convinced that in case of effective management, it will be possible to solve many accumulated problems and make Gyumri a more developed and improved city. According to that, if these reports are true, then the government's fear of finally losing Gyumri, where a significant part of the society expects changes, but not with the "intervention" of the government of the day, is also obvious.
