Hayk Marutyan

The ex-mayor of Yerevan lost his mandate in the city council. Is it a "political vendetta"?

Politics in Armenia

February 07, 2024

Two more members of the Yerevan Council of Elders had their powers terminated due to repeated unexplained absences from meetings. The council serves as the city's "legislative body."

Elections in Yerevan: 14 political forces competing for mayor

Politics in Armenia

September 17, 2023

According to a poll conducted by the sociological organization GALLUP International, more than 20 percent of Yerevan residents are not going to vote

Who will become the mayor of Yerevan? Election campaign in the capital of Armenia

Politics in Armenia

August 23, 2023

What political forces will take part in the elections to the Council of Elders, which performs the functions of the capital's parliament, and what Yerevan residents think about them - according to the results of the opinion poll, as well as the commentary of a political technologist

Return to stage or politics: What's the former mayor of Yerevan planning?

Armenia

October 24, 2022

Former Yerevan mayor Hayk Marutyan has returned to the stage in a one-man show which opponents say is a run-up to the mayoral race

Yerevan park trees felled as part of agreement with former gov’t, mayor’s office unable to prevent damage

Armenia

August 04, 2020

Under the previous, "pre-revolutionary" government, a part of the park in the very center of the capital was leased until 2040, and no one can now prohibit the owner of the territory

12 Armenian ambulance medics contract coronavirus

Coronavirus

May 08, 2020

320 medical workers have been infected in the country overall, meaning these cases make up about 13%

Armenia proposes using government bonuses to combat coronavirus

Coronavirus

March 31, 2020

MPs have so far only urged each other to contribute to the coronavirus cause, while employees of the Yerevan mayor’s office have already given $260,000 to medical workers.

Yerevan mayor’s office under fire for budgeting record $700k for New Year's Eve

December 11, 2019

The opposition has criticised the decision of the city authorities and the government, while the Armenian PM considers the spending justified

Yerevan transport network reformed, fully moving onto state budget

July 17, 2019

City Hall has reduced the number of routes and the vehicles themselves, which will lead to savings to allow for a change in tariffs and make them more flexible

Yerevan municipality getting rid of mobile "cafes on wheels", owners protest

May 03, 2019

The protest began a week ago, and now they have reached the government building and are demanding a meeting with the Prime Minister

Popular actor begins term as mayor of Yerevan

October 11, 2018

Hayk Marutyan promises to fix the city’s biggest problem - public transport, and even plans to build new metro stations