The Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) will not nominate a candidate for the post of Yerevan Mayor, PAP Press Secretary Khachik Galstyan told NEWS.am.

No information on whether the PAP faction will support the PAP nominee is available. “Our position will be clear after the RPA has nominated its candidate,” Galstyan said.

Republican group at the Council of the Alderman includes 35 members. Yerevan’s Council of the Alderman decided to hold Mayor elections on December 17.

Rumors have it the nominee list includes the Head of Republican group at the alderman council Derenik Dumanyan, acting Mayor Taron Margaryan and director of the Armenian branch of “ArmRusGazprom” Karen Karapetyan.

On December 8, Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan handed in resignation after a scandal over beating Aram Kandayan, an employee of the protocol department of the presidential staff.