Yerevan residents vote for Council of Elders

The elections to the Yerevan Council of Elders started on Sunday at 8 a.m. local time. 464 polling stations are open for the voting, News.am reports.

Six political parties and one bloc are running in the vote. They are the Republican Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia Party, Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law), Armenian National Congress Party (ANCP), Arakelutyun (Mission) Party , ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party and the “Barev, [Greetings] Yerevan” bloc of parties.

The participating political forces are competing for 65 seats in the Council.