April 10, 2017 - 13:54 AMT
Armenia election results: Minorities get four parliamentary seats

Four minority representatives will get parliamentary seats in the 6th Convocation National Assembly, the Armenian Central Electoral Commission said on Sunday, April 9 after summing up the results of parliamentary elections, held on April 2.

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) thus claims 58 mandates, including three for minority representatives (Yezidi, Assyrian and Kurdish), the Tsarukyan bloc has 31 seats overall, including one for a Russian community representative, while YELQ bloc and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutyun get nine and seven parliamentary seats, respectively.

RPA, YELQ, as well as a newly-formed party called Yerkir Tsirani (Land of Apricot) will run for Yerevan City Council seats. Municipal elections will be held on May 14.