Armenia`s ruling party leading Gyumri elections

ArmInfo. According to preliminary data from the Central Electoral Commission, the ruling  Civil Contract party headed by Sarik Minasyan is in the lead in the  elections to the Gyumri Council of Elders held yesterday, receiving  14 seats in the Council.

The Communist Party headed by Vardan Ghukasyan is in second place,  with 8 seats in the Council of Elders, the Our City bloc with Martun  Grigoryan at the top of the list is in third (6 seats), the My  Powerful Community party (3 seats) with Ruben Mkhitaryan at the top  of the list is in fourth place, and the Mother Armenia bloc (number 1  on the list Karen Simonyan) is in fourth place - 2 seats.

On March 30, elections to the Council of Elders were held in Gyumri,  which is to elect the mayor of the second largest and most important  city in Armenia. The passing score for participation in the Council  of Elders was set at 4% for parties and 5% for blocs. Voter turnout  was 44.61%. 111,236 voters had the right to vote in Gyumri.