YEREVAN RESIDENTS TO ELECT NEW PREFECTS AND MEMBERS OF ELDERS’ COUNCILS SEPTEMBER 7 AND 28

ARKA
Aug 5, 2008

YEREVAN, August 5. /ARKA/. Elections to self-government bodies of
Yerevan will be held in the twelve districts of Yerevan September
7 and 28, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia
Garegin Azaryan has said.

Elections in Armenian provinces are scheduled for this October.

Elections in Yerevan will be held in two phases. At the first phase,
the residents of the districts of Erebuni, Kanaker-Zeytun, Arabkir
and Nubarashen will elect new prefects and members of the elders’
councils, while the residents of Malatia-Sebastia and Achapnyak will
elect members of the elders’ councils.

At the second phase, the residents of the districts of Kentron and
Nork-Marash will elect a new perfect and members of the elders’
council, while residents of Avan, Davidashen and Shengavit will
only elect members of the elders’ councils 820.5mln drams have been
earmarked by the state budget for this purpose most of the funds to
be paid to the members of electoral commissions.

The chairman of the Central Electoral Commission said elections to
the self-government bodies in Yerevan will be kind of a rehearsal
of mayor’s elections to be held after the parliament passes the law
"On Local-Government bodies and Territorial Administration in Yerevan."