An alliance led by incumbent Mayor Samvel Balasanyan won yesterday’s municipal council election in Gyumri, Armenia’s second largest city.

The Samvel Balasanya alliance won 9,631 votes (36.4%).

Voter turnout was quite low. Of the 109,453 eligible voters, 26,468 (24.2%) cast ballots on Sunday.

The new municipal council will elect the town’s next mayor.

 The Civil Contract party came in second with 29.4%, followed by the Zartonk (Awakening) party with 10.6%, Aprelu Yerkir (Country of Living) party with 5.6%, and the Republican Party of Armenia with 5.1%.

In the Syunik town of Meghri, the Republic party won 41.8% of the vote in yesterday’s municipal council election. The Civil Contract party came in second with 32.1%.

Voter turnout was 59.3%.

In the resort town of Dilijan, the Civil Contract party won yesterday’s municipal council election with 56.8% of votes cast. The Country of Living party came in second with 23.8%.

Voter turnout was 44%.