There is a real opportunity to change the municipal authority in Vanadzor, the third largest city of Armenia.

Opposition MP Edmon Marukyan, who is the leader of Bright Armenian Party, said the aforementioned in the parliament on Tuesday.

“We have an exceptional opportunity: we can form multi-party municipal authority at the local self-government level in Vanadzor and for the first time in many years make the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) аn opposition force.  We can together begin and implement programs for the sake of Vanadzor and its residents,” Marukyan said.

According to the results of the City Council elections in Vanadzor, Bright Armenia, Armenian Revival and Prosperous Armenian opposition parties got 18 mandates, while the ruling RPA and ARF Dashnaktsutyun, linked to it with political agreement, got only 15.

Edmon Marukyan, the leader of Bright Armenia party, which got 10 mandates, urged Armenian Revival and Prosperous Armenia parties to join their efforts and appoint a new Mayor of Vanadzor, as well as form new municipal authority in accordance with the legislation.