The Authorities Discuss Appointing MP Aren Mkrtchyan as Governor of Lori Province

The authorities are discussing the appointment of MP Aren Mkrtchyan as the governor of Lori province. Meanwhile, the current governor Andrey Ghukasyan is set to run for the mayoral elections in Vanadzor next year.

The government is struggling to find a competitive candidate for the governor position since the incumbent mayor Mamikon Aslanyan and the Marukyan party candidate will be running against him. Is it true that you are soon transferring to the executive branch in the capacity of governor? We asked Aren Mkrtchyan yesterday. “Andrey Ghukasyan continues to serve as the governor of Lori; there is no such discussion regarding me within the team,” the newspaper quotes him as saying.

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