YEREVAN. - The success of the Armenian Revival Party in the local self-government elections in Vanadzor is thanks to the work and personality of Arkadi Peleshyan, who tops the electoral list.

The secretary of Orinats Yerkir parliamentary faction, Mher Shahgeldyan, told the aforementioned to Armenian News – NEWS.am.

Referring to the question as to how Orinats Yerkir party managed to achieve success in the new appearance of Armenian Revival, the MP noted that the success of the party is largely thanks to their work. “It was apparent that the party worked quite effectively as a system here. Secondly, Arkadi Peleshyan, who is a City Council member, is very popular in Vanadzor: he constantly communicates with people. I have myself seen how warm the attitude towards him is. During many years the man helped and communicated with people, which is very important,” Shahgeldyan stressed.

Asked whether the personality played a more priority role in the elections, the MP noted: “It is not possible to give a definite answer here. Personality and political institute complete each other. We are gradually moving towards institutionalization, like in all democratic European countries, but, of course, the factor of personality is quite important. Both the leader and the electoral list members are very good in Vanadzor: they are quite popular in the city.”

City Council elections were held in Gyumri and Vanadzor cities of Armenia on October 2.