May 4, 2016 - 13:25 AMT
Three Armenians re-elected to East Hollywood Neighborhood Council

Unofficial results of Sunday, May 1’s East Hollywood Neighborhood Council elections showed that three Armenians were re-elected to their positions, Asbarez reports.

Tereza Yerimyan, who has served as president of EHNC since 2013, was re-elected along with Seta Panosian and Shahan Suzemelian.

Yerimyan, who faced three opponents, received 320 votes, the highest number of votes than any other candidate. This will be the third term for Yerimyan and Suzemelian, and the second term for Panosian. The three will represent Hollywood’s Little Armenia neighborhood.

“I’m humbled to be re-elected and allowed to serve in the community that I’ve called home since my family and I immigrated here in 1992,” commented Tereza. “Elections give me an opportunity to meet the people I represent, which is absolutely amazing, because we all share a similar story. The uniqueness of Neighborhood Council elections is that anyone who is a stakeholder within the boundaries of the Council is allowed to vote, even if they’re not a citizen. This is unlike other City and State elections and it’s meant to give everyone a voice in the community they are an integral part of,” she continued.