The "Zhoghovurd" newspaper writes:
"In the November 3rd publication of "Zhoghovurd," we reported that competition is heating up inside the CPP ahead of the 2028 Yerevan mayoral elections between Tigran Avinyan and Alen Simonyan.
Yesterday, following the well-known criticism directed at Tigran Avinyan, Simonyan shared a video, effectively publicizing and further spreading the criticism aimed at the mayor. According to our sources close to the CPP, this move has not been unanimously accepted even within the party: Alen Simonyan's behavior irritated some and provoked significant dissatisfaction in others, and his step has been perceived, to put it mildly, as not team-spirited within the context of internal political competition.
Moreover, within party circles, it was even mocked that if posts and broadcasts discussing Alen Simonyan's shortcomings begin to be shared and spread, he would experience daily depression due to the severe revelations that would arise.
Perhaps for this reason, after sharing the video, National Assembly Vice Speaker Alen Simonyan conducted two live broadcasts attempting to explain his move and expressed regret that the reactions were unexpected. It turns out that the release of a single video has turned into an entire internal political explanatory campaign. And Alen Simonyan's behavior might be discussed at one of the party's upcoming meetings."
Details in today's issue of "Zhoghovurd" newspaper.
