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PRESENT MAYORS RE-ELECTED

Politics

Main struggle was for the posts of aldermen

The elections of the Abovyan mayor were held peacefully and without any violations, as the only candidate was the present mayor Karapet Israyelyan. As for the villages, there too the only candidates for the posts of mayors were the present officials.

The main struggle in Abovyan was among the 39 candidates for the posts of aldermen. Although there were no grave violations recorded by the Central Electoral Committee, there were some slight violations.

13 578 of the 39 567 electors have participated in the elections. By preliminary data, Karapet Israyelyan has been re-elected with 12 518 votes. In Ptgni Araqel Virabyan has been elected with 587 votes, and in Balahovit - Kamo Grigoryan with 1 467 votes.

In Verin Ptgni Gevorg Pogosyan has been elected with 406 votes, in Arinj – Gagik Sargsyan with 2 844 votes, in Dzoraghbyur – Arayik Muqayelyan with 1020 votes, and in Mayakovski – Vahagn Barsegyan with all the 1050 votes.