Stepanavan council elects Armen Grigoryan community head
All 14 council members present voted for the Business Party candidate, who previously led the Armenian community as a Civil Contract representative.
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Stepanavan’s newly elected council chose Armen Grigoryan as community head at its inaugural sitting on 11 November. All 14 members present voted for Grigoryan, the Business Party candidate, Civic.am, a news site close to Armenia’s governing Civil Contract party, said. Strong Armenia’s council faction did not attend the sitting.
Grigoryan was appointed acting community head in 2020 and elected to the post on Civil Contract’s list in 2021. He ran on the Business Party’s list in the 2026 local election instead.
Election and council seats
The leadership vote followed the 25 October 2026 local election. The Central Electoral Commission’s vote shares were preliminary; the council seat distribution was given separately.
| Party | Preliminary vote share | Council seats |
|---|---|---|
| Business Party | 41.54% | 9 |
| Civil Contract | 35.32% | 8 |
| Strong Armenia | 19.68% | 4 |
| Republic | 3.41% | — |
Civil Contract’s support
Before the council vote, Lori Governor Aren Mkrtchyan said Civil Contract’s council faction would support Grigoryan under an understanding reached in advance. He said Grigoryan had suspended his Civil Contract membership because of technical electoral requirements and had applied to reactivate it.
He added that the Business Party and Civil Contract factions intended to act together as a unified Civil Contract in the council, rather than operate as separate factions.
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