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DECISION 2013: ELECTION RESULTS SHOW HOVANNISIAN BEATING SARGSYAN IN SEVERAL TRADITIONALLY PRO-GOVERNMENT CONSTITUENCIES
VOTE 2013 | 19.02.13 | 16:03
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By GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
Despite the fact that the incumbent president has been announced a
winner in the February 18 elections by preliminary official data,
his main challenger, Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian, has
managed to beat him in both traditionally opposition and no so much
areas of Armenia.
On Tuesday during a special session the Central Election Commission
summed up the presidential election preliminary results (the turnout
at the election was 60.18 percent). After counting the ballots at
1,988 polling stations, it became known that Serzh Sargsyan received
58.64 percent of votes, while Hovannisian got 36.75 percent.
Perhaps for the first time the picture was different at constituency
#1 covering part of the Nor Nork and Avan communities (Yerevan
suburbs) - the Republican mayor of Yerevan resides in Avan - which
traditionally stood out for prevailing support to pro-establishment
candidates. Opposition candidate Hovannisian received 15,752 votes out
of the precinct's 65,159 eligible voters, while Sargsyan got 15,383.
At precinct #4 covering Yerevan's Arabkir community, Hovannisian
received 14,051 votes versus Sargsyan's 13,827.
Hovannisian's votes dominated also at precinct #7 (which includes
part of the Malatia-Sebastia and Ajapnyak communities).
Sargsyan received major support from Yerevan's Erebuni and Nubarashen
communities (20,548 votes from precinct #13). Here is where polling
station 13/34 is located, right in front of an army unit, hence 75
percent of voters were servicemen from various parts of Armenia. Out of
1,196 voters 986 supported Sargsyan, while 149 voted for Hovannisian.
The opposition candidate repeatedly spoke during his campaign about the
government pressure on soldiers and public servants and that unlike
Sargsyan, who is also their commander-in-chief, he had no access to
military units for his campaign. Surprisingly, even to a small degree,
but he won support also at the polling place next to the military unit.
Provinces of Armenia, too, did not stay indifferent to the candidate,
who stood out for his direct communication with people during the
campaign, his human rights advocacy and democratic methods. In
particular, Armenia's northern Lori province with its regional
center Vanadzor gave Hovannissian 18,688 votes (precinct # 30) versus
Sargsyan's 10,588.
Still, the biggest support was extended to Hovannisian in the Shirak
province (Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri is the regional
center): precincts # 33 (14,471), #34 (22,120) and #35 (18,443). At
the same precincts covering several communities Sargsyan received
13,995; 9,693, and 9,517 votes, respectively.
VOTE 2013 | 19.02.13 | 16:03
Photolure
By GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
Despite the fact that the incumbent president has been announced a
winner in the February 18 elections by preliminary official data,
his main challenger, Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian, has
managed to beat him in both traditionally opposition and no so much
areas of Armenia.
On Tuesday during a special session the Central Election Commission
summed up the presidential election preliminary results (the turnout
at the election was 60.18 percent). After counting the ballots at
1,988 polling stations, it became known that Serzh Sargsyan received
58.64 percent of votes, while Hovannisian got 36.75 percent.
Perhaps for the first time the picture was different at constituency
#1 covering part of the Nor Nork and Avan communities (Yerevan
suburbs) - the Republican mayor of Yerevan resides in Avan - which
traditionally stood out for prevailing support to pro-establishment
candidates. Opposition candidate Hovannisian received 15,752 votes out
of the precinct's 65,159 eligible voters, while Sargsyan got 15,383.
At precinct #4 covering Yerevan's Arabkir community, Hovannisian
received 14,051 votes versus Sargsyan's 13,827.
Hovannisian's votes dominated also at precinct #7 (which includes
part of the Malatia-Sebastia and Ajapnyak communities).
Sargsyan received major support from Yerevan's Erebuni and Nubarashen
communities (20,548 votes from precinct #13). Here is where polling
station 13/34 is located, right in front of an army unit, hence 75
percent of voters were servicemen from various parts of Armenia. Out of
1,196 voters 986 supported Sargsyan, while 149 voted for Hovannisian.
The opposition candidate repeatedly spoke during his campaign about the
government pressure on soldiers and public servants and that unlike
Sargsyan, who is also their commander-in-chief, he had no access to
military units for his campaign. Surprisingly, even to a small degree,
but he won support also at the polling place next to the military unit.
Provinces of Armenia, too, did not stay indifferent to the candidate,
who stood out for his direct communication with people during the
campaign, his human rights advocacy and democratic methods. In
particular, Armenia's northern Lori province with its regional
center Vanadzor gave Hovannissian 18,688 votes (precinct # 30) versus
Sargsyan's 10,588.
Still, the biggest support was extended to Hovannisian in the Shirak
province (Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri is the regional
center): precincts # 33 (14,471), #34 (22,120) and #35 (18,443). At
the same precincts covering several communities Sargsyan received
13,995; 9,693, and 9,517 votes, respectively.