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ARMENIAN OPPOSITION LEADER SAYS WILL ACCEPT ANY VOTING RESULTS IF ELECTIONS FAIR
Interfax
May 6 2012
Russia
Former Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosian, the leader of the
opposition Armenian National Congress, has said he will accept
whatever outcomes of the ongoing parliamentary elections if they pass
in line with the law.
"We will accept any results if the elections pass normally. We expect
the elections to pass normally," Ter-Petrosian told journalists after
casting his ballot on Sunday.
He said he had voted "for a better Armenia."
Armenia is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday. Running for 90
parliamentary seats on a proportional representation system are the
ruling Republican Party led by President Serzh Sargsyan, the party
Prospering Armenia led by businessman Gagik Tsarukian, the Orinats
Yerkir party led by National Security Council Secretary Artur
Bagdasarian, the Revolutionary Federation of Dashnaktsutyun, the
Heritage party led by former Foreign Minister Raffi Ovannisian,
running in an alliance with the party Free Democrats, which earlier
split off from the opposition Armenian National Congress, the
opposition bloc Armenian National Congress led by Ter-Petrosian, which
is comprised of 18 political organizations, the Democratic Party, the
Communist Party and the United Armenians party.
Voter turnout as of 11:00 a.m. local time was 15.8%.
From: A. Papazian
Interfax
May 6 2012
Russia
Former Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosian, the leader of the
opposition Armenian National Congress, has said he will accept
whatever outcomes of the ongoing parliamentary elections if they pass
in line with the law.
"We will accept any results if the elections pass normally. We expect
the elections to pass normally," Ter-Petrosian told journalists after
casting his ballot on Sunday.
He said he had voted "for a better Armenia."
Armenia is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday. Running for 90
parliamentary seats on a proportional representation system are the
ruling Republican Party led by President Serzh Sargsyan, the party
Prospering Armenia led by businessman Gagik Tsarukian, the Orinats
Yerkir party led by National Security Council Secretary Artur
Bagdasarian, the Revolutionary Federation of Dashnaktsutyun, the
Heritage party led by former Foreign Minister Raffi Ovannisian,
running in an alliance with the party Free Democrats, which earlier
split off from the opposition Armenian National Congress, the
opposition bloc Armenian National Congress led by Ter-Petrosian, which
is comprised of 18 political organizations, the Democratic Party, the
Communist Party and the United Armenians party.
Voter turnout as of 11:00 a.m. local time was 15.8%.
From: A. Papazian