Hraparak writes:
Nikol Pashinyan, who is consolidating communities through local elections, is preparing for two decisive battles soon — in the Abovyan community, where the current mayor is Eduard Babayan, former bodyguard of Gagik Tsarukyan, and in Kapan, where Gevorg Parsyan has been nominated by the "Shant Alliance." While in Kapan the ruling Civil Contract party will face Gevorg Parsyan alone as no other satellite forces are present, in Abovyan there are several "support groups."
Four forces have been nominated for participation in the election: the ruling Civil Contract party, Eduard Babayan on the "Business" party list, Artur Harutyunyan (Palach) on the list of Levon Shirinyan's party within the CJCA, and David Sanasaryan's "Sovereign Armenia," whose candidate is Ruben Banuchyan, the brother of Civil Contract MP Sona Ghazaryan's husband. As we have informed, Palach was not issued a passport reference because he did not meet the residency eligibility criteria in Armenia.
According to the law, 48 hours are allocated to correct defects and inaccuracies, and there is a 5-day period for registration. If the administrative court rejects Harutyunyan's petition and does not issue a reference for participation in the elections, then Civil Contract's hope will remain on Banuchyan, but even in this case, defeating Babayan will not be easy.
