According to preliminary reports, member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia Artur Muradyan has won the mid- term elections in the village of Proshyan, Kotayk region.
The Central Election Commission of Armenia reports that Muradyan has secured 1,317 votes, while his key rival Vova Sahakyan from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun has received just 1,241 votes.
The former head of the Proshyan administration Hrach Muradyan was killed on Apr 2013. The police are investigating the case, with resident of the village Araik Petrosyan being the key suspect.