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    Election for the Council of Elders are underway in Yerevan

    2009-05-31 10:05:00


    ArmInfo. Election for the Council of Elders of Yerevan are underway in
    the capital of Armenia.

    The voting began at 8:00 AM and will last till 8:00 PM. Total of 439
    election precincts are functioning. Six political parties stand in
    elections: RPA, "Prosperous Armenia" party, "Orinats Yerkir" party,
    ARFD, People's party, Labour Socialist party, as well as one unit - the
    Armenian National Congress.

    The election are held on a proportional system, that is, on party
    lists. The Council of Elders will consist of 65 members. The first
    candidate for Yerevan Elders in the list of the party, which received
    the majority of votes, automatically becomes Yerevan Mayor. About 30
    local monitoring organizations, as well as the delegation of CE
    Congress of Local and Regional Authorities will monitor the course of
    voting.
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