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SARKISYAN WINS ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
RIA Novosti
13:13 | 20/ 02/ 2008
YEREVAN, February 20 (RIA Novosti) - Armenian Prime Minister Serzh
Sarkisyan has won February 19 presidential elections, the country's
central election commission announced on Wednesday.
With 100% of the vote counted, Sarkisyan was declared the winner with
52.86% (863,000 votes). His nearest rivals, Armenia's first president
Levon-Ter-Petrosyan and ex-parliamentary speaker Artur Bagdasaryan
received 21.5% (351,300 votes) and 11.6% (272,300 votes), respectively.
Vaan Ovannisyan, a deputy parliamentary speaker and a member of the
Dashnaktsutyun party's bureau, garnered 6.1% (100,900 votes). Five
other candidates failed to clear the 1% hurdle.
A total of 1.67 million people took part in the country's elections,
with voter turnout of 69.2%. The polls were monitored by 14,000
observers from 39 local and six international organizations.
The final protocol was signed by six of the seven members of the
election commission.
RIA Novosti
13:13 | 20/ 02/ 2008
YEREVAN, February 20 (RIA Novosti) - Armenian Prime Minister Serzh
Sarkisyan has won February 19 presidential elections, the country's
central election commission announced on Wednesday.
With 100% of the vote counted, Sarkisyan was declared the winner with
52.86% (863,000 votes). His nearest rivals, Armenia's first president
Levon-Ter-Petrosyan and ex-parliamentary speaker Artur Bagdasaryan
received 21.5% (351,300 votes) and 11.6% (272,300 votes), respectively.
Vaan Ovannisyan, a deputy parliamentary speaker and a member of the
Dashnaktsutyun party's bureau, garnered 6.1% (100,900 votes). Five
other candidates failed to clear the 1% hurdle.
A total of 1.67 million people took part in the country's elections,
with voter turnout of 69.2%. The polls were monitored by 14,000
observers from 39 local and six international organizations.
The final protocol was signed by six of the seven members of the
election commission.