PRELIMINARY DATA OF ARMENIA’S CEC: RPA WINS ELECTION OF COUNCIL OF ELDERS OF YEREVAN
ArmInfo
2009-06-01 10:58:00
According to the preliminary data of Armenia’s Central Election
Committee, total of 412 464 people voted at the election of the
Council of Elders of Yerevan.
Upon the results of the election, the Republican party of Armenia
gathered 190177 votes or 47,39%, ‘Prosperous Armenia’ party – 91141
votes or 22,71 %, Armenian National Congress – 69871 votes or 17,41
%, ‘Orinats Yerkir’ party – 20959 votes or 5,22 %, ‘Dashnaktsutyun’
party – 18648 votes or 4,65 %, People’s party – 8569 votes or 2,14 %,
Labour-Socialist party – 1951 votes or 0,49 %. A bit more than half
of the citizens, being entitled to vote, took part in the election.
To recall, the election were held on a proportional system. The
first in the list of the party which gains the majority of votes
automatically becomes Yerevan Mayor.