Georgi Gabrielyan to replace Karen Karapetyan

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President of the Central Electoral Commission Tigran Mukuchyan today officially announced that former mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan, who was also a member of the Council of Elders, would be replaced by Georgi Gabrielyan starting today.

Georgi Gabrielyan had been nominated for the 11th place on the list of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, and those holding the first ten spots to affirm him as a member of the Council of Elders have presented a challenge petition.

During today's session, the CEC also affirmed that the 2012 Local Self-Government Body elections would be held on February 12 and July 8.