Majority Turns Out to Vote in Artsakh Municipal Elections

A ballot box during Sunday’s municipal elections in Artsakh

32 ARF Council Members Elected
STEPANAKERT””Municipal elections were held in the Nagono-Karabakh Republic on Sunday, with the participation of the 56 percent of eligible voters. According to Ara Puluzyan, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Central Committee of Artsakh, 32 out of around 40 ARF candidates were elected to office, reported the Stepanakert-based Aparaj.am.

A total of 52,765 voters””about 56 percent of all eligible voters””cast their ballots in 207 districts, according to the Central Election Commission of the NKR. Preliminary results show that incumbent Stepanakert mayor Suren Grigoryan””member of the Democratic Party of Artsakh””was re-elected by receiving 10,686 votes. Aris Grigoryan””member of the Communist Party of Artsakh””came in second with 3,303 votes in the country’s capital.

“The ARF has always believed that local self-governance is of great importance to the overall governance of the country. Unfortunately, over the last few years, the role of local governance bodies has lessened as a result of more centralization,”