YEREVAN. – Businessman Tovmas Shahverdyan has been elected Mayor of Ashtarak, in Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.

Shahverdyan, who is the CEO of a company, received the most votes in Sunday’s mayoral election in this town, according to the website of the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia.

Initially, there were eight mayoral candidates in Ashtarak, but the incumbent mayor pulled out of the race some time thereafter.

Local government elections were conducted Sunday in 317 communities in Armenia.