PreferredYEREVAN. – Armenian National Security Council (NSC) Secretary, the coalition government’s junior partner, Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party (RLP) Chairman, Arthur Baghdasaryan cast his ballot in Sunday’s capital city Yerevan Council elections.
Baghdasaryan arrived in his election precinct together with his wife and son.
After having voted, the NSC chief told news reporters that he came with a god mood and that he voted for making crucial changes in the capital city.
“We [i.e., the RLP] introduced a competitive [mayoral] candidate, a competitive program, and we believe that if we succeed, nice and good, positive and brilliant changes will be made in the capital city. People want changes in their lives, and they want for this election to enable to implement these changes,” Baghdasaryan stated.
He added that, as a Yerevan resident, he wants for the people to live better, that there would be law and order, and that Armenia’s capital city would become one of the developed capital cities of the world.
To note, the Yerevan Council elections kicked off Sunday at 8am, and 464 precincts opened for the voting.
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 seats. The Yerevan Council election is held with proportional—that is, party—lists only.
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