Catholicos Karekin II casts his vote in Vagharshapat elections

His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, voted in the Vagharshapat municipal elections on Sunday morning. He was accompanied by Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan and other clergymen at polling station 14/46.

After casting his ballot, Karekin II said they had “voted with prayer”, expressing hope that the elections would proceed fairly and that Vagharshapat would “prosper and flourish”, bringing a better and more secure future for its residents.

Eight political forces are running in the City Council elections. The Migration and Citizenship Service put the number of eligible voters at 69,866.