Justice was restored with this victory, this was the victory of justice over injustice, this was the victory of truth over falsehood and lies, this was the victory of dignity. Incumbent mayor of Kapan, Armenia, Gevorg Parsyan, who is also the candidate for mayor of the opposition Shant Bloc, told this to Armenian News-NEWS.am, with respect to the aforesaid bloc’s convincing win—according to preliminary results—in Sunday’s local election in the city. 

"We will get started resolving the issues—first of all, security issues. We will collaborate with all responsible departments," he added.

As reported earlier, Gevorg Parsyan posted on Facebook the preliminary results of Sunday’s local election in Kapan, according to which the Shant Bloc has received 1,222 votes, whereas the ruling Civil Contract Party (CCP)—just 532 votes. 

The CCP electoral list in Kapan is headed by the majority “Civil Contract” parliamentary faction MP, painter Davit Danielyan.