Voter line up at a polling place on Sunday for the Parliamentary Elections (Photo by Razmig Sarkissian)
BY ARA KHACHATOURIAN
YEREVAN—Armenia’s Central Election Commission on Monday released the official results of Sunday’s Parliamentary Elections, which drew 60.8 percent of Armenia’s eligible voters to the polls in the first election since a new constitution was adopted in 2015.
Based on preliminary results, four political parties and alliances, out of the nine vying for seats, garnered the needed percentages to enter the parliament and form the new 101-member legislature, a change from the previous 131-person body.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia received 770,718 (49.15 percent) of the votes. The “Tsarukianâ€
