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    Armenia elects President

    08:13 18.02.2013
    presidential elections


    Armenia is holding presidential elections on February 18. The election
    is the 6th in the history of independent Armenia.

    All 1988 precincts in 41 electoral districts opened at 8 a.m., the
    voting will continue until 8 p.m.

    About 630 observers representing 12 international organizations will
    monitor the elections. Among others, the elections will be observed by
    representatives of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and
    Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), the International Expert Center for
    Electoral Systems (ICES), the Commonwealth of Independent States
    (CIS), the CIS Inter-parliamentary Assembly, as well as the diplomatic
    representations accredited to the Republic of Armenia. About 6,200
    observers representing 26 local organizations will also follow the
    elections.

    The total number of voters included in the voter register is
    2,505,980. The voter turnout during the previous parliamentary
    elections made 62,29%.

    According to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia, the
    Central Electoral Commission will sum up the preliminary results of
    the elections no later than 24 hours after the end of the voting. The
    final results will be made public on the seventh day following the
    election day.

    Seven candidates are running for President: incumbent President,
    leader of the Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, leader of
    the Heritage Party Raffi Hovhannisyan, leader of the Liberty Party
    Hrant Bagratyan, leader of the National Self-Determination Union
    Paruyr Hayrikyan, ex-Forign Minister of Nagorno Karabakh Arman
    Melikyan, specialist of epic studies Vardan Sedrakyan and political
    scientist Andrias Ghukasyan. Leader of the National Accord Party Aram
    Harutyunyan withdrew from the race 10 days prior o the elections.

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/02/18/armenia-elects-president/

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