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ARMENIA HOLDS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Novinite
Feb 18 2013
Bulgaria
Armenia is voting Monday for a new president.
Polling stations in 41 constituencies opened at 8 am local time and
will close at 8 pm.
A total of 2 505 980 million people are entitled to vote.
Under Armenia's election code, the day of the presidential elections
is a non-working day.
Pollsters expect a turnout of 60-70%.
There are seven candidates for heads of state, the top contender
being incumbent Serge Sargsyan.
The other candidates for the post of Armenian president are chairman
of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), incumbent president
Serzh Sargsyan, Heritage party chairman Raffi Hovannisian, leader of
Freedom party, former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan, former foreign
minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan, National
Self-Determination Union party head Paruyr Hayrikyan, Radio Hay
director Andrias Ghukasyan and literature expert Vardan Sedrakyan.
The eight candidate, National Conciliation Party leader Aram
Harutyunyan, left the race on February 8.
There is no minimum voter turnout threshold in order for the elections
to be valid and if a candidate wins more than 50% of the first round
vote he will be elected president.
Novinite
Feb 18 2013
Bulgaria
Armenia is voting Monday for a new president.
Polling stations in 41 constituencies opened at 8 am local time and
will close at 8 pm.
A total of 2 505 980 million people are entitled to vote.
Under Armenia's election code, the day of the presidential elections
is a non-working day.
Pollsters expect a turnout of 60-70%.
There are seven candidates for heads of state, the top contender
being incumbent Serge Sargsyan.
The other candidates for the post of Armenian president are chairman
of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), incumbent president
Serzh Sargsyan, Heritage party chairman Raffi Hovannisian, leader of
Freedom party, former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan, former foreign
minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan, National
Self-Determination Union party head Paruyr Hayrikyan, Radio Hay
director Andrias Ghukasyan and literature expert Vardan Sedrakyan.
The eight candidate, National Conciliation Party leader Aram
Harutyunyan, left the race on February 8.
There is no minimum voter turnout threshold in order for the elections
to be valid and if a candidate wins more than 50% of the first round
vote he will be elected president.