Voter turnout in Yerevan elections stands at 5.78%
Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has registered a voter turnout of 5.78% in the Yerevan municipal elections three hours after the polls opened in the Armenia capital.
It said 47,671 out of 824,250 eligible voters cast their ballots as of 11am Sunday.
Voters are heading to the polls to elect a municipal council and decide on Yerevan’s mayor for the next five years.
A total of 13 parties and one bloc are vying for 65 seats in the City Council. They include the Public Voice, Civil Contract, Fair Armenia, Victory, Uzh Hayrenyats (Strength of the Homeland) parties, European Party of Armenia, National Progress Party, Social Justice Party, Republic Party, United Armenia Party, Bright Armenia Party, Democratic Consolidation Party, Country of Living party and Mother Armenia alliance.
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