May 6, 2013 - 09:58 AMT
RPA claims victory in Yerevan City Council election

Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has published the preliminary results of Yerevan City Council elections, with votes from 464 polling stations counted.

According to the CEC, Mission party gained 2692 votes (0.64%); Prosperous Armenia – 97 189 votes (23․07%); Barev Yerevan bloc – 35 732 votes (8.48%); Armenian National Congress party – 18 499 votes (4.39%); Republican Party of Armenia - 235 512 votes (55.89%); Orinats Yerkir – 15 733 votes (3.73 %).

437 021 Yerevan residents (53.53%) cast ballots, with 816 475 entitled to vote.