2017 Yerevan City Council election
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All 65 seats in Yerevan City Council 33 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 40.98% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yerevan City Council elections were held on 14 May 2017. The Republican Party of Armenia won 71.25% of the total vote, the Way Out Alliance won 21%, while Yerkir Tsirani won 7.75%. Following the elections, Yerevan City Council elected Taron Margaryan as Mayor of Yerevan.[1]
Parties
[edit]Three parties were registered to participate, each with its candidate for Mayor:[2]
- Republican Party of Armenia — Taron Margaryan
- Way Out Alliance — Nikol Pashinyan
- Yerkir Tsirani — Zaruhi Postanjyan
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Republican Party | 240,034 | 71.25 | 46 | +4 | |
Way Out Alliance | 70,730 | 21.00 | 14 | New | |
Apricot Country Party | 26,107 | 7.75 | 5 | New | |
Total | 336,871 | 100.00 | 65 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 336,871 | 97.61 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 8,264 | 2.39 | |||
Total votes | 345,135 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 842,151 | 40.98 | |||
Source: Central Electoral Commission of Armenia |
References
[edit]- ^ Taron Margaryan to remain Yerevan Mayor, 15 May 2017
- ^ Yerevan Council of Eldermen Elections Archived 2017-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Central Electoral Commission of Armenia