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YEREVAN, MAY 5, ARMENPRESS. 23 cases of violations during the election campaign advancing the Yerevan Council of Aldermen Elections have been discussed in the Police of the Republic of Armenia by 10.00, May 5. The Media and Public Relations Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia informed "Armenpress" that 11 of the aforesaid cases are about bribery, 6 of them about creating obstacles for the election campaign, 2 about beating and quarrels, etc. It was decided to bring an action regarding 2 of the abovementioned cases.
The voting for the Yerevan City Council of Aldermen Elections launched on May 5. At 08:00 am all the 464 polling stations were opened in 13 precincts. The campaign launched on April 7 and ended on May 3. The political forces struggle for 65 places in the Yerevan City Council of Aldermen. During the election campaign the seven political powers - Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), The Rule of Law, Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), Armenian National Congress (ANC), Mission Party, Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) and Hello,Yerevan– presented their programs to thecitizens of Yerevan.
26 local and 1 international organizations will conduct observation mission during the Yerevan City Council of Aldermen Elections. The final number of the Yerevan voters is 816 475, about 3000 of which are not citizens of the Republic of Armenia, but have the right to vote (refugees, people having special residency status and those, who have permanent and temporary residence status).The voting will end at 20:00. The preliminary results of the voting will be summed up at 20:00 on May 6. The final protocol will be completed on May 12, seven days after the voting day.