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    FRAUD MARS ARMENIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: EX-FOREIGN MINISTER

    Press TV, Iran
    Feb 19 2013

    Former Armenian Foreign Minister Raffi Hovannisian says that the
    country's presidential election has been tainted with reports of
    massive irregularities.

    On Tuesday, Hovannisian issued a statement saying that "These were
    shameful elections with a huge number of violations...the vote was
    not fair and the (official) results do not reflect people's will."

    The leading challenger to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said that
    "we will not let the authorities to steal the people's victory."

    Reports say that the violations include disappearing ink which allows
    multiple voting.

    Earlier in the day, Sargsyan issued a statement saying "This election
    was a selection of a road; the residents of Armenia selected the road
    to a secure Armenia."

    This comes after official results from the presidential election
    showed Sargsyan had won a second five-year term in office.

    Sargsyan has received nearly 59 percent of the vote. His rival,
    Hovannisian, the Heritage Party's leader, comes in a distant second
    with about 37 percent of the ballots.

    Reports say that out of 2.5 million eligible voters, only 60.18%
    percent of them cast their ballots at 1,988 polling stations across
    the South Caucasian country on Monday's election.

    The voter turnout stood at 69 percent in the previous presidential
    election in 2008.

    MAM/JR

    http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/02/19/289812/fraud-mars-armenia-pres-election/



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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