2017 Yerevan City Council election

2017 Yerevan City Council election
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All 65 seats in Yerevan City Council
33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout40.98%
  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 Increase 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.[1]

Parties

Three parties were registered to participate, each with its candidate for Mayor:[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Republican Party240,03471.2546+4
Way Out Alliance70,73021.0014New
Apricot Country Party26,1077.755New
Total336,871100.00650
Valid votes336,87197.61
Invalid/blank votes8,2642.39
Total votes345,135100.00
Registered voters/turnout842,15140.98
Source: Central Electoral Commission of Armenia

References

  1. ^ Taron Margaryan to remain Yerevan Mayor, 15 May 2017
  2. ^ Yerevan Council of Eldermen Elections Archived 2017-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Central Electoral Commission of Armenia


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