The Republican Party of Armenia won the recent by-elections. Robert Sarkisyan won the elections in Yerevan with 18805 votes.
His opponents Stepan Safaryan, Secretary General of the Heritage Party, got 3680 votes. Murad Grigoryan of the Armenian National Movement got 3237 votes in Gyumri. Arman Saakyan got 13337 votes.
A parliamentary seat became vacant when President of the Armenian Football Federation Ruben Ayrapetyan resigned due to the scandal around his beating military doctors at his Arsnakar Restaurant. Another seat became vacant when Samvel Balasanyan of Prosperous Armenia became the Gyumri Mayor.
