The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) held a press conference Monday morning to sum up the preliminary results of Sunday’s elections for the Yerevan Council of Elders.
CEC Chairman Vahagn Hovakimyan noted that the voter turnout was 234,436 (28.44 percent). According to him, this is the adjusted number, which is slightly different from the number issued Sunday at 9pm.
1. Public Voice Party — 22,431 votes (9.68%)
2. Civil Contract Party — 75,463 votes (32.57%)
3. Fair Armenia Party — 2595 votes (1.12%)
4. Victory Party – 3959 votes (1.71%)
5. Strength of the Homeland Party — 1706 votes (0.74%)
6. European Party of Armenia – 2572 votes (1.11%)
7. National Progress Party — 43,765 votes (18.89%)
8. For Social Justice Party — 780 votes (0.34%)
9. Republic Party — 26,236 votes (11.32%)
10. United Armenia Party — 1282 votes (0.55%)
11. Bright Armenia Party — 4174 votes (1.8%)
12. Democratic Unity Party — 2348 votes (1.01%)
13. Country to Live Party — 8,425 votes (3.64%)
14. Mother Armenia bloc — 35,739 votes (15.43%).
Besides, Hovakimyan recalled that the threshold to win seats in the Yerevan Council of Elders is 4 percent for political parties, and 6 percent for alliances.
