Yerevan holds elections to city council
31.05.2009 11:27 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yerevan holds elections to the city council
today. Polling stations opened at 8 am (GMT+4) and will close at 8 pm
(GMT+4). Residents of the Armenian capital will elect parties which
will share 65 mandates of the city council.
700 empowered persons from 6 parties and one bloc, 6000 local and 15
international observers are watching the process.
The number of voters totals 771 477. In all, 790 000 ballot papers
were printed. The Central Electoral Committee will furnish data on the
election process every 3 hours.
The following parties are running: Republic Party of Armenia (acting
Mayor Gagik Beglaryan), Prosperous Armenia party (Healthcare Minister
Harutyun Kushkyan), Orinats Yerkir party (MP Heghine Bisharyan,
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (MP Artsvik
Minasyan), People’s Party (Tigran Karapetyan), Labor Socialist Party
(Movses Shahverdyan), Armenian National Congress (RA first President
Levon Ter-Petrosyan).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
