OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF PLACES OF COUNCIL OF YEREVAN ELDERS TO BE GIVEN TO THE ARP
ARMENPRESS
June 1, 2009
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, ARMENPRESS: According to the initial results of
elections three political powers will be represented in the Council
of Yerevan Elders – Armenian Republican Party (nearly 47.1%),
"Prosperous Armenia Party" (nearly 22.6%) and "Armenian National
Congress" (nearly 17.3%) the other parties did not overcome the
fixed pre-election barrier of 7%. Thus the ARP got more than 40% of
the places and according to the law "On the local self-governance in
the town of Yerevan" the overwhelming majority of the places will be
given to this party.
According to the same law if as a result of elections of Council of
Elders one of the Parties gets more than 50% of places of Council
of Elders, that’s to say the absolute majority, the person who is in
the first place of the party list is considered elected mayor.
The mayor assumes his post on the third calendar day after being
elected with the oath given to the residents of Yerevan during the
session of Council of Elders. According to the law the first session
of newly elected Council of Elders is summoned on the first Monday
after the official publication of the decision on the election of
members of Council of Elders.
According to the Electoral Code the Central Electoral Commission
not later than in 7 days after the voting summarizes the results of
elections. Thus the session of Council of Elders is scheduled for
June 8.
The Council of Elders may have factions which are established on
the opening day of the first session of the newly elected Council
of Elders; not more than 4 permanent commissions as well as ad hoc
commissions may be established.
The town of Yerevan is divided into 12 administrative regions the
heads of which are appointed and dismissed by the Mayor. After the
elections of Council of Elders the district communities of Yerevan
are considered re-formulated as Yerevan community.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
