This weekend will see mayoral elections in two districts of Yerevan. While two pro-government candidates will battle it out in Nor-Nork, the race for the mayor of Yerevan’s central district appears to be the toughest as it pits a government-backed incumbent against an opposition candidate. During the latest rally of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC), leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan emphasized the importance of local elections.

“All elections are important. And local elections are particularly important because local government is the closest government to people and people usual