ARMENPRESS

INCUMBENT ARMAVIR MAYOR WINS ELECTION

ARMAVIR, MARCH 26, ARMENPRESS: The incumbent mayor
of Armavir, a town south-west of Yerevan and the
administrative center of the same name province,
defeated his rival in March 25 mayoral elections.
The mayor, Robert Khlghatian from the Republican
Party, according to preliminary count of votes, has
garnered 8,322 votes defeating his rival Araik
Aghababian from the Prosperous Armenia party of a
millionaire businessman Gagik Tsarukian.
Local election commission said the voter turnout
was high. Out of 25,884 eligible voters 15,791 went to
the polls on Sunday. Araik Aghababian received 6,844
votes. Election observers say they did not detect
major violations, except minor irregularities.
Many local experts argued that mayoral election in
this town will be indicative in terms of May 12
parliamentary polls, which are expected to see a tough
competition between these two parties.