  53,53% voter turnout reported in Yerevan City Council election May 5, 2013 - 22:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 437 021 people (53,53%) voted in the Yerevan City Council election, chairman of the Central Election Commission Tigran Mukuchyan said. The following figures were reported: Achapnyak administrative district - 49 954 (61,20%); Avan - 22 459 (59,32%); Arabkir - 49 526 (52,83%); Davitashen - 16 923 (54,3%); Erebuni - 46 337 (50,96%); Kentron - 44 471 (47,79%); Malatiya-Sebastia - 46 278 (44,9%); Nor Nork - 53 665 (54,72%); Nork Marash - 6 308 (62,33%); Nubarashen - 4 669 (59,95%); Shengavit -66 750 (52,22%); Kanaker-Zeitun - 29 681 (33.67%). The City Council elections started in the Armenian capital at 8 am and finished at 8 pm local time, with 816 475 entitled to vote.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
