Local elections were held in

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

on 12 February and 9 September 2012.Armenia: Rulling Party Wins Local Elections
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 The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA, hy, Հայաստանի Հանրապետական Կուսակցություն, ՀՀԿ; ''Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun'', ''HHK'') is a national-conservative political party in Armenia led by the thir ...

retain control of thirty cities.

September elections

The September local elections were held in 438 municipalities, including

Gyumri Gyumri ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city w ...

where

Samvel Balasanyan Samvel Balasanyan is an Armenian politician. He is the current Mayor of Gyumri and a former Deputy Speaker of National Assembly of Armenia. Early life Samvel Balasanyan was born on October 12, 1954 in Gyumri, which was named Leninakan at the time ...

Prosperous Armenia Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP; hy, Բարգավաճ Հայաստան կուսակցություն, Bargavatch Hayastan kusaktsut’yun, abbreviated as ԲՀԿ BHK), is a conservative political party in Armenia. It was founded by businessman Gagi ...

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

, 20 were members of the

Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation ( hy, Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն, ՀՅԴ ( classical spelling), abbr. ARF or ARF-D) also known as Dashnaktsutyun (collectively referred to as Dashnaks for short), is an Armenian ...

and twelve were from the Rule of Law party.

Gyumri

References

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