Some 816475 constituents to vote on Yerevan Council of Elders election
03.05.2013,
15:52
Total of 816,475 constituents will vote on Yerevan Council of Elders election on May 5. Police of Armenia reported 3,000 of them are non- citizens of Armenia but have a franchise.
YEREVAN, May 3./ARKA/. Total of 816,475 constituents will vote on Yerevan Council of Elders election on May 5. Police of Armenia reported 3,000 of them are non- citizens of Armenia but have a franchise.
Non-citizens of Armenia couldn’t vote on February 18 presidential election, Police stated.
On the presidential election the voters from Yerevan accounted to 813,502, of which 810, 925 were registered in permanent lists, and 2,577 –in additional ones.
“Thus, the number of citizen voters from Yerevan hasn’t increased since the presidential election, and the final number of the constituents dropped by 1,339 from that published on April 26 (817,814),” the source informed.
Mission, Prosperous Armenia, Armenian National Congress, Orinats Yerkir, Republican, ARF Danshanktsutyun parties as well as “Barev, Yerevan” (Hello, Yerevan) bloc are registered in the electoral list.
Yerevan’s Council of Elders, made up of 65 members, elects Yerevan Mayor. In compliance with the legislature, the candidate should be nominated by the factions which are the members of the Council. -0-
