Municipality

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."

Feminist activist elected to municipal body for first time in Azerbaijani elections

December 24, 2019

This is so far the only independent candidate known to have secured one spot of the 15,156 municipal positions up for elections

Independents, observers in Azerbaijani municipal elections point at irregularities

December 23, 2019

This was the first time in Azerbaijan that municipal elections received wide spread coverage and public interest

Ruling Georgian Dream party stages large rally with supporters from regions

December 14, 2019

The Ombudsman’s office claims people were forcibly brought to the rally organized by the authorities