Elections to Yerevan city council over
05.05.2013,
21:59
All 464 polling stations in Yerevan were closed at 8 pm as prescribed by law with 816,475 voters taking part in the City Council of Elders, the legislative council of the Armenian capital city.
YEREVAN, May 5. / ARKA /. All 464 polling stations in Yerevan were closed at 8 pm as prescribed by law with 816,475 voters taking part in the City Council of Elders, the legislative council of the Armenian capital city.
At 5 pm the voter turnout was 44.95%. The first results of the voting are expected in an hour.
The elections were contested by six registered parties and one bloc - the parties are Arakelutyun (Mission), Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia), the Armenian National Congress, Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law), the Republican Party of Armenia and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutyun (ARF), as well as Hello, Yerevan bloc.
The Council of Elders is composed of 65 people, who are elected by proportional system (by party lists). If a party or a bloc gains more than 50% of the vote, the first number of the party list automatically becomes mayor of Yerevan. Otherwise, the mayor is to be elected by the Council of Elders. The right to nominate candidates for mayor belongs to the factions within the Council of Elders. The electoral threshold for parties is 6%, for party blocs is 8%.-0-
