The only female candidate in Lori has started the campaign with hindrances

On the first day of the pre-election campaign, Donara Hakhinyan, struggling for the post of Mayor of Odzun, Lori Region, began to face obstacles. Starting her campaign from the Arevatsag community in Odzun, the mayor’s candidate recorded: The leaflets informing about the pre-electoral meetings posted in different parts of the village days ago were torn and spilled on the ground.

I posted about 10-15 statements in the various parts of the village about the meeting, all the statements were ripped off,” says the candidate.

According to the latter, the majority of the residents of Aygehat were afraid of coming to the meeting with her. Nevertheless she presented her pre-election program to the gathered Villagers.

 “Although the villagers did not gather, but I calmly walked around and  talked to people,” she says.

1. Hakhinyan is the only female candidate for mayor elections to be held in Lori province on November 5^th . She is non-party.

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