Civil Contract to later inform about its further actions after  capital elections

ArmInfo. The "Civil Contract" party issued a statement in connection with the elections  to the Council of Elders of Yerevan that took place on September 17.   The ruling force said that "another free, fair and transparent  election" took place in Yerevan on Sunday.  <Once again it was  recorded that in our country the page of falsified elections is  irrevocably closed and this gives us a great sense of pride.

We are grateful to the tens of thousands of Yerevan residents who  expressed their trust in us, thanks to which in all administrative  districts of Yerevan the Civil Contract party is the first in terms  of the number of votes received, and will have the largest faction in  the Council of Elders.

We respect the citizens who voted for our competitors. We also listen  to the voices of people who, for one reason or another, did not take  part in the vote," the ruling force said. At the same time, the Civil  Contract stated that there is a lot of work ahead for the sake of  Yerevan and the independence of the Republic of Armenia.

The "Civil Contract" will remain true to the proclaimed principles,  and will use the received mandate to serve the implementation of its  election program. We will talk in more detail about our plans in the  coming days, but one thing is clear and constant: as we said, so we  will do. Our goal is to serve you," the party added.

In turn, the candidate for mayor of Yerevan from the ruling force of  the Civil Contract, Tigran Avinyan, thanked the Yerevan residents who  voted for him. "I am grateful for every vote, dear Yerevan  residents," he wrote.

The elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan took place on  September 17. According to the voting results, the ruling Civil  Contract party and the leader of its list, Vice Mayor Tigran Avinyan,  are in the lead in the mayoral elections of the Armenian capital,  with 32.57% of votes. National Progress party, led by the former  mayor of Yerevan Hayk Marutyan,  is in the second place with 18.89%  of the votes. The "Mother Armenia" bloc, led by former MP Andranik  Tevanyan, closes the TOP-3. According to preliminary data, the bloc  receives 15.43% of the votes. The remaining political forces' votes  were distributed as follows:  "Public Voice" Party - 9.68% "Fair  Armenia" Party - 1.12% "Victory" Party - 1.71% "Uzh Hayrenyats" Party  - 0.74% European Party of Armenia - 1.11% "For Social Justice" Party  - 0.34% "Republic" Party - 11.32% "United Armenia" Party - 0.55%  "Bright Armenia" Party - 1.8% "Democratic Consolidation" Party " -  1.01% "Country to Live " Party- 3.64%. The Council of Elders of  Yerevan consists of 65 members and elects the mayor for a term of 5  years.