YEREVAN. – As of Sunday 5:00 pm, the voter turnout in the National Assembly election in Armenia is 50.93 percent of eligible voters. 

Armen Smbatyan, Secretary the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), informed the aforesaid at a briefing.

Accordingly, the voter turnout in capital city Yerevan is 49.06 percent (414,906 voters), in Gyumri—39.68 percent (49,601 voters), and the voter turnout in Vanadzor is 45.99 percent (44,227 voters), as of 5:00pm.

There are a total of 2,587,706 eligible voters.

Armenia is holding a parliamentary election Sunday for the first time since the new Constitution was approved through a referendum in December 2015. The new National Assembly will have 105 deputies, four of whom—representatives of ethnic minorities.

A total of 2,009 election precincts are open all through the country. This voting will be the only national one in the next five years, as Armenia is transitioning to a parliamentary republic.

Five political parties and four blocs are running for parliament. Political parties have to get 5 percent of votes, whereas the blocs need 7 percent to be elected to the National Assembly of Armenia.