Yerevan City Council

Yerevan City Council

Երևան քաղաքի ավագանի
Type
Type
Leadership
Tigran Avinyan
since 17 March 2023
Structure
Seats65
Political groups
  •   Civil Contract (24)
  •   National Progress (14)
  •   Mother Armenia (12)
  •   Hanrapetutyun Party (8)
  •   Public Voice (7)
Committees4
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
17 September 2023
Next election
2028
Meeting place
Yerevan City Council sits in the Yerevan City Hall
Yerevan City Hall
1 Argishti Street
Yerevan, 0015
Armenia
Website
https://www.yerevan.am/hy/avagani/

The Yerevan City Council (Armenian: Երևան քաղաքի ավագանի, romanizedYerevan k’aghak’i avagani, lit.'Yerevan Council of Elders') is the lawmaking body of the city of Yerevan, the capital and largest city of Armenia. It has 65 members elected by party-list proportional representation system, headed by the Mayor of Yerevan.

The council monitors performance of city agencies and makes land use decisions, as well as, legislating on a variety of other issues. The city council also has sole responsibility for approving the city budget and each member is limited to three consecutive terms in office and can run again after a four-year respite.