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Sargsyan wins presidential election in Armenia - exit polls
19.02.2008, 19.59
YEREVAN, February 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Armenian Prime Minister Serzh
Sargsyan has won the Tuesday presidential election with 57.1%, the
British-based Populus and the Armenian Sociological Association said
with the reference to exit polls.
The polls were conducted to order of the Armenian Public Television.
In their words, first Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrossian is
Sargsyan's first runner up - 17.4%.
Former parliament speaker, leader of the opposition party Orinats
Erkir Artur Bagdasarian comes third with 14.6%.
All in all, there were nine candidates in the election. According to
the latest reports of the Central Elections Commission, the turnout
stood at 69.22%. The first official preliminary information about
the rating of presidential candidates will be released in 24 hours,
by 7:00 p.m. Moscow time on Wednesday.
19.02.2008, 19.59
YEREVAN, February 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Armenian Prime Minister Serzh
Sargsyan has won the Tuesday presidential election with 57.1%, the
British-based Populus and the Armenian Sociological Association said
with the reference to exit polls.
The polls were conducted to order of the Armenian Public Television.
In their words, first Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrossian is
Sargsyan's first runner up - 17.4%.
Former parliament speaker, leader of the opposition party Orinats
Erkir Artur Bagdasarian comes third with 14.6%.
All in all, there were nine candidates in the election. According to
the latest reports of the Central Elections Commission, the turnout
stood at 69.22%. The first official preliminary information about
the rating of presidential candidates will be released in 24 hours,
by 7:00 p.m. Moscow time on Wednesday.