2017 Yerevan City Council election

2017 Yerevan City Council election

May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)
All 65 seats in Yerevan City Council 33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	40.98%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Taron Margaryan Nikol Pashinyan Zaruhi Postanjyan Party Republican Way Out Alliance Yerkir Tsirani Last election 55.89%, 42 seats – – Seats before 42 0 0 Seats won 46 14 5 Seat change 4 New New Popular vote 240,034 70,730 26,107 Percentage 71.25% 21.00% 7.75%
Mayor of Yerevan before election Taron Margaryan Republican Elected Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan Republican

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.

Parties

Three parties were registered to participate, each with its candidate for Mayor:

• Republican Party of Armenia — Taron Margaryan
• Way Out Alliance — Nikol Pashinyan
• Yerkir Tsirani — Zaruhi Postanjyan

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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