YEREVAN. – U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern wished good luck political parties participating in the Yerevan municipal elections.

“Voting Day in Yerevan. Good luck to all parties, all candidates and all Yerevan voters. Vote today, vote for candidate of your choice!” he tweeted.

The second Yerevan Council of Elders elections are being conducted on Sunday, and 464 precincts have opened for the voting. A total of 816,457 people are included in the voters’ list.

Six political parties and one bloc are running in the vote. They are the Republican Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia Party, Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law), Armenian National Congress Party (ANCP), Arakelutyun (Mission) Party , ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party, and the “Barev, [Hello] Yerevan” bloc of parties.

The participating political forces are vying for 65 Council of Elders seats. The council election is held with proportional—that is, party—lists only