Rating system has a face of wealthy men 09.04.2017
Central Electoral Commission summed up the final results. Accordingly, the Republican Party will have 58 , “Tsarukyan” block – 31, “Way out” block – 9, ARF – 7 mandates. Half of the seats fall to parliamentarians who have received the largest number of votes by rating lists. Observations show that they are exclusively male. Only one woman Mane Tandilyan from “Way out” alliance passed in parliament by rating system who running in constituency No. 1 was able to ensure 5110 votes for the alliance.
Two women on the regional lists collected, 4-5 thousand votes but it was not enough for them to pass to parliament. Lusine Mejlumyan from Republican a rating list in 9th District of Lori Region received 4722 votes, Arustamyan Nora from “Tsarukyan” alliiance in N7 district of Aragatsotn region received 4789 votes. Let’s note that no matter how many votes ensured women for their parties almost all the candidates are represented in parliament by rating system.
Very few women candidates that received more than 1000 votes. Batoyan Zaruhi from District No. 1 got 1639 votes, Heghine Bisharyan 1621 votes Petrosyan, Nune Petrosyan from ARF – 1191 votes from No. 12 electoral district, Yesayan Alvard from “Tsarukyan” alliance – 1138 votes, Nairi Bakhshyan from “Tsarukyan” alliance in No. 12 electoral district – 2467 votes, Jemma Harutyunyan from Republican party – at the electoral district 11 – 1005 votes, Margaryan Anna from “Tsarukyan” alliance at 10 electoral district – 1052 votes, Aytsemnik Ohanyan from “Tsarukyan” alliance at the 9th district – 1628 votes, Danielyan Ruzanna from “Tsarukyan” alliance at the 9th District- 1322 votes, Ruzanna Hakobyan from Republican Party at Constituency No. 8 – 1398 votes.
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