ArmInfo.Today's elections will be a turning point for the whole society, the candidate for mayor of Yerevan from the bloc of parties "Yerevan Public" Anahit Tarkhanyan stated in a conversation with journalists. At the polling station 9/59 in Yerevan, Tarkhanyan voted for the Yerevan residents and for the future green and equipped city, so that the common future of the residents of the capital was the same as they imagine it.
According to the candidate for mayor, she attributes great hopes to these elections, as they will become turning points for the whole society. "Today is a holiday, a very important day, these are the first elections after the revolution, and they will become a great event in the life of each of us." All Yerevan residents have the opportunity to choose according to their preferences, "Tarkhanyan said. At the same time, she urged all Yerevan residents to come to polling stations and make their choice. Touching upon the falsifications, the candidate for mayor of Yerevan proposed to return to it tomorrow, saying that they are going to make a statement in this regard. Today, in order not to create unnecessary tension, one simply needs to go to a vote. "So far, not a single signal has been received, we are sure that we will not receive it until the end of the day, I call on everyone to remain within the legal norms, not to violate the franchise," Anahit Tarkhanyan stated.
475 polling stations were opened for voting at the elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan. Twelve parties and electoral blocs participate in elections, which are represented by proportional lists of candidates. A candidate whose party or bloc will be able to get more than half of the votes will automatically become a mayor. If no one party or bloc succeeds in obtaining such a number of votes, then the Yerevan Mayor will be elected by secret ballot by the Council of Elders, consisting of 65 members and formed according to the results of the voting. More than 500 observers follow the elections. Voting will last until 20:00 in Yerevan time.