{"id":2355,"date":"2023-08-23T06:28:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T06:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/yerevan-municipal-election-campaign-kicking-off\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T06:28:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T06:28:21","slug":"yerevan-municipal-election-campaign-kicking-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/yerevan-municipal-election-campaign-kicking-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Yerevan municipal election campaign kicking off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The campaign season for the elections of the Yerevan Council of Elders starts Wednesday, and it will end on September 15.<\/p>\n<p> By force of law, employees and officials of Armenia\u2019s state and local government agencies who are candidates\u2014except for those holding political, administrative and discretionary positions\u2014are relieved of their official duties, from August 23 to September 17.<\/p>\n<p> Thirteen political parties and one alliance of political parties will be running in the elections.<\/p>\n<p> The ruling Civil Contract Party has nominated Tigran Avinyan, former Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia as a candidate for the Mayor of Yerevan. 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