  Polls close after Yerevan municipal elections May 14, 2017 - 20:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Polls closed across Yerevan at 8:00 pm on Sunday, May 14 as the residents of the Armenian capital took to polling stations to elect a new mayor and City Council member. Three parties participated in elections. The ruling Republican Party’s proportional list was headed by current mayor Taron Margaryan; Nikol Pashinyan, who was recently re-elected to the National Assembly, topped the list of YELQ bloc; while 5th Convocation National Assembly lawmaker Zaruhi Postanjyan, who recently announced the Yerkir Tsirani (Land of Apricot) party, headed its list. 5136 observers from 17 monitoring organizations were to carry out observation missions. A total of 474 district electoral commissions were formed. As of 5:00pm, voter turnout stood at 34.52%.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |
