ArmInfo.Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is on his way to New York, commented on the relatively low turnout in Yerevan's election to the Council of Elders during the Facebook live broadcast from Paris.
According to Pashinyan, the low attendance is due to the fact that unlike previous municipal elections, people are not transported to the polling stations at the polling stations organized for the electorate. "Compared to the previous elections to the Yerevan Council of Elders, which took place last year, the activity index decreased a little - by 1-2 percent, which is probably due to the fact that in these elections people on Gazelles and buses are not brought to the polling stations sites, "he said, expressing the hope that the voters will still come to the polling stations. "These are unique elections, and they are unique in that it is the choice of people that will influence the result," Pashinyan said.
At the same time, the prime minister expressed confidence that the electoral process itself, as well as vote counting, will take place in an atmosphere of love and tolerance. As Pashinyan pointed out, law enforcement agencies are still on the alert and continue to carry out their work.
To note, according to the central electoral committee, according to the position at 14:00, 23.72% of voters from the total number of voters or 201 268 voted in the elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan. In general, 848 343 residents of the capital are included in the electoral register of the capital. In the elections on May 14, 2017, this indicator at the same time was 25.4%.