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Seven forces run in the municipal election

Politics

 

Six parties and one alliance, the Armenian National Congress, will run for the Yerevan municipal elections of May 31. The deadline for the nomination and document submission expired at 6.00 p.m., March 22. The seven forces standing for the city council are the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), People's Party (ZhK), Armenian National Congress (HAK), ARF-Dashnaktsutyun, Social Labour Party of Armenia (HASK), Republican Party of Armenia (HAK), Orinats Yerkir Party (OYK)

The Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Garegin Azaryan says the election will be noteworthy and ensures high voter turnout. Asked whether the election will be held without major incidents, Mr. Azaryan said: "I am not a weather forecaster to predict the election outcome. Provided that our candidates read the Electoral Code, everything will be all right both for the candidates and for the public."