2017 Yerevan City Council election

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2017 Yerevan City Council election
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  2013 May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14) 2018  

All 65 seats to Yerevan City Council
33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout40.98%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Taron Margaryan cropped.jpg Nikol Pashinyan April 2014.png
Leader Taron Margaryan Nikol Pashinyan Zaruhi Postanjyan
Party Republican Party of Armenia Way Out Alliance Yerkir Tsirani
Last election55.89%, 42 seatsNewNew
Seats before4200
Seats won46145
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 14Increase2.svg 5
Popular vote240,03470,73026,107
Percentage71.25%21%7.75%

Mayor of Yerevan before election

Taron Margaryan
Republican

Elected Mayor of Yerevan

Taron Margaryan
Republican

Yerevan City Council elections were held on 14 May 2017. The Republican Party of Armenia won 71.25% of the total vote, the Way Out Alliance won 21%, while Yerkir Tsirani won 7.75%. Following the elections, Yerevan City Council elected Taron Margaryan as Mayor of Yerevan. [1]

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Parties

Three parties were registered to participate, each with its candidate for Mayor: [2]

Results

Summary of the 14 May 2017 Yerevan City Council election results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Republican 240,03471.2546Increase2.svg 4
Way Out Alliance 70,7302114Increase2.svg 14
Yerkir Tsirani 26,1077.755Increase2.svg 5
Invalid votes8,264
Total345,135100.0065
Electorate and turnout:842,15140.98
Source: Central Electoral Commission of Armenia

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References

  1. Taron Margaryan to remain Yerevan Mayor, 15 May 2017
  2. Yerevan Council of Eldermen Elections Archived 2017-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Central Electoral Commission of Armenia