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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."

Baku – 'the only capital in Europe without a mayor'

Azerbaijan

March 18, 2021

Baku is the only capital in Europe without a mayor. According to experts, the absence of an elected head of the city creates a lot of problems

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

‘Washingtonian palms’ come to Abkhazia after former destruction by palm weevil

December 07, 2019

60 palms were brought from Italy and will be planted on the promenade in Sukhum, in place of the dozens of palms that died in 2019 from the invasion of the stink bug