The Central Election Commission of Armenia presented preliminary results of the local self-government elections.

ArmInfo. The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia presented preliminary results of the local government elections in 19 communities across the country.

According to the published data, the ruling Civil Contract party received the highest percentage of votes in most communities. Notably, in five communities, the party was the only party nominated, and voters had to vote "for" or "against" the candidate.

For example, in Goris, the Solidarity bloc Led by Arush Arushanyan (the bloc was formed by the ruling Civil Contract party together with Arush Arushanyan's Business party - ed.), it received 93.57% of the vote.

In Meghri, Civil Contract received 71.83% of the vote, while the Country for Life party received 18.82%. In Yeghegnadzor, Civil Contract received 48.06% of the vote, the Republic party received 46.86%, and New Era received 5.07%.

In Ararat, 85.95% of voters voted for Civil Contract, 10.59% for the ARF, and 10.59% for the New Era party. - 3.43%. In the Araks community, the Civil Contract party received 71.95% of the vote, while the Justice bloc received 28.02%. In Armavir, the ruling party secured the support of 96.07% of voters.

In Gavar, according to the presented data, the Solidarity bloc received the largest number of votes - 81.71%. The Sovereign Armenia Party received 10.81%, and the Armenian Voice party - 7.46%. In Martuni, the Civil Contract party received 67.61% of the vote, the Our Community bloc - 16.30%, the ARF - 11.26%, and the Country for Life party - 10.56%. - 4.81%.

In Vardenis, 93.78% of voters voted for the Civil Contract party, while 5.68% voted against (ballots cast against the Civil Contract party's single list - ed.).

In Stepanavan, the Gortsarar party received the most votes - 41.54%. Civil Contract received 35.32%, Strong Armenia - 19.68%, and the Republic Party - 3.41%. Thus, despite pressure, the ruling party was unable to secure a majority in this community.

In Garni, according to preliminary data, Civil Contract Civil Contract received 94.23% of the vote, while 5.38% voted against it. In Tsaghkadzor, the ruling party received 84.56%, while the ARF received 15.43%. In Hrazdan, 90.82% of voters voted for the Civil Contract party, while 9.16% voted for the ARF.

In Akhuryan, Civil Contract received 92.34% of the vote, while 7.06% voted against the party. In Artik, according to the data, the ruling party secured the support of 74.79% of voters, while Free Democrats received 10.53%, Country for Life received 8.84%, and the Fatherland Party received 5.82%.

In Jermuk, Civil Contract The ruling party received 92.76% of the vote, while the Country for Life party received 7.20%. In Vayk, 96.11% of voters voted for the ruling party, while 3.39% voted against it. In Dilijan, the Civil Contract party also received the largest number of votes - 76.27%. In Ijevan, the ruling party received 86.12%, while the Sovereign Armenia party received 13.85%.

It should be noted that the day before, Gegham Manukyan, a member of parliament from the opposition Armenia faction, reported that thousands of citizens were deprived of the opportunity to participate in local government elections due to a new law initiated by the ruling Civil Contract party after the parliamentary elections on June 7. According to him, these were citizens who went abroad for seasonal work. Manukyan noted that they had lost their right to vote due to the qualifications imposed by the authorities. According to the deputy, in Martuni alone, the number of such citizens reached approximately 20,000. According to the oppositionist, the absurdity of the situation lies in the fact that persons with dual citizenship who left Armenia on foreign passports remained on the electoral lists, while those who left on Armenian passports were excluded from them.