Armenia’s CEC sums up initial results of Sunday’s elections
The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia has summed up the preliminary results of the snap parliamentary election held on Sunday, 9 December.
The commission approved a protocol on the election outcomes at today’s special session. CEC Chairman Tigran Mukuchyan presented the results received from the 2,010 polling stations, according to which 1,262,164 people, or 48,67% of eligible voters, cast ballots in the voting.
4,675 ballot papers were declared invalid.
The votes have been distributed in the following way:
Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) – 4.7% or 59,068 votes
Citizen's Decision Social Democratic Party – 0.68% or 8,533 votes
ARF – 3.89% or 48,822 votes
My Step bloc – 70.44% or 884,849 votes
Bright Armenia party – 6.37% or 80,049 votes
Christian Democratic Revival Party – 0.51% or 6,460 votes
National Progress Party – 0.33% or 4,122 votes
We bloc – 2% or 25,174 votes
Rule of Law party – 0.99% or 12,390 votes
Sasna Tsrer party – 1.82% or 22,868 votes
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) – 8.27% or 103,837 votes
Parties needed at least 5% of the vote, while blocs were required to secure at least 7% to enter the 101-seat National Assembly, according to Armenia’s Electoral Code.
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