Local elections were held in Armenia on 12 February and 9 September 2012. Eastbook, 14 February 2012Local elections in Armenia see 49.52% turnout Tert.am, 10 September 2012
February elections The February elections saw the ruling Republican Party of Armenia retain control of thirty cities.
September elections The September local elections were held in 438 municipalities, including Gyumri where Samvel Balasanyan of Prosperous Armenia was elected mayor.New Mayor for Gyumri as Armenians vote in local elections Caucasus Election Watch, 10 September 2012 Voter turnout averaged 49.52%, ranging from 15% in Gai to 93.8% in Aravus.
A total of 716 candidates contested the mayoral positions, of which 342 were members of the Republican Party, 289 were independents, 48 were members of Prosperous Armenia, 20 were members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and twelve were from the Rule of Law party.
Gyumri
CandidateVotes%Samvel Balasanyan27,50064.91Hovsep Simonyan10,28124.27Andranik Avetisyan2,4585.80Spartak Petrosyan2,1305.03Invalid/blank votes3,359–Total45,728100Registered voters/turnout125,65736.39Source: Caucasus Election Watch
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