The ruling Civil Contract Party (CCP) suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s Council of Elders elections in Aparan, Armenia.

It is noteworthy that this happened with a record high voter turnout of 64.7 percent.

According to the Central Electoral Commission data, as a result of the processing of all ballots cast in this now-enlarged community, 66.69% of voters voted for the Karen Yeghiazaryan bloc of opposition parties. The latter’s only opponent, the CCP, received 33.31% of the votes.