PRO-GOVERNMENT CANDIDATES WIN LOCAL ELECTIONS
Support A1+!On Sunday, September 7, local elections were held at the districts of Arabkir, Kanaker-Zeitun, Erebuni and Nubarashen. According to the Central Election Commission businessman Albert Yeritsian was elected district head of Arabkir getting 16591 votes. Yeritsian’s rival, the incumbent district head Hovhnannes Shahinian, got 7172 votes. Zharangutiun’s candidate Zoya Tadevossian and Progressive Party member Ashot Mnatsakanian got 5608 and 181 votes respectively.
The election was conducted in a tense atmosphere and began with a violent incident.
The incident took place at 9 a.m. near the polling station 4/02. A few Jeeps with a black-silver BMW X5 arrived at the polling station in the morning. Witnesses say they were Yeritsian’s proponents. After getting out of the cars the men attacked people with truncheons and knives and stabbed Mher Kerobian, one of Hovhannes Shahinian’s adherents.
Several people got injuries. Mher Kerobian was taken to Erebuni medical centre with knife injuries. He was stabbed in the face.
Arayik Kotanjian was reelected district head of Kanaker-Zeitun. He got 12042 votes. Coordinator of the Democratic Way Party (ZhUK) Manuel Gasparian got 8046 and nonpartisan Varujan Mkrtchian 682 votes.
“Bargavach Hayastan” Party member Mher Hovhannissian was reelected district head of Nubarashen. Being a sole candidate the latter got 3290 votes for and 42 votes against.
Republican Armen Harutiunian was elected district head of Erebuni with 21184 votes.
