CEC invites parties interested in elections of Yerevan Council of  Elders to discussions

ArmInfo. The Central Electoral Commission invites the parties interested in participating in the  elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan to discussions.  Discussions will be held on August 2, the CEC press service said.

According to the source, at the meeting, employees of the department  of information technologies and analysis of the CEC will present new  tools of the electronic system to representatives of parties and  blocs.  In particular, the parties will receive accounts from the  CEC, through which they will be able to submit lists of candidates  for the Council of Elders, and declarations of income and property to  the commission. There will also be an opportunity to apply  electronically for the placement of outdoor billboards with an area  of more than five square meters, as well as billboards located in the  metro area, public transport stops and elevators.

It should be reminded that the elections to the Council of Elders of  Yerevan, consisting of 65 members, will be held on September 17. If  at the end of the election one of the parties receives more than 50%  of the seats, then the candidate heading its list is considered to be  elected mayor.  To date, there are  8 contenders for the post of  mayor: Yerevan Vice Mayor Tigran Avinyan, former head of the Kentron  community Viktor Mnatsakanyan, businesswoman Natalia Rotenberg,  singer Ruben Hakhverdyan, head of the Luys faction of the Council of  Elders David Khazhakyan, head of the board of the National Progress  party Hayk Grigoryan and leader of the Country of Living (party Mane  Tandilyan.