US STATE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZES SARGSYAN AS ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Feb 20 2013
Press secretary of the US State Department Victoria Nuland called
the elections in Armenia well-organized, with respect of freedom
principles, News.am reports.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has been re-elected with 58.64%
of votes. The OSCE ODIHR recognizes legitimacy of the elections.
Nuland noted that there had been violations and interferences made
by Sargsyan's supporters.
Raffi Ovannisyan, leader of the Heritage Party and ex-Foreign Minister
of Armenia, got 36.75% (539,672) votes, former Prime Minister
Grant Bagratyan got 2.15% (31,643) of votes, leader of the Union
for National Self-Determination Paruyr Ayrikyan got 1.23% (18,093),
head of Radio Hay Andrias Gukasyan got 0.57% (8,328), epos researcher
Vardan Sedrakyan got 0.42% (6,203) and former Foreign Minister of
Nagorno-Karabakh Arman Melikyan 0.24% (3,516).
60.05% of the population (1,518,407) voted.
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Feb 20 2013
Press secretary of the US State Department Victoria Nuland called
the elections in Armenia well-organized, with respect of freedom
principles, News.am reports.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has been re-elected with 58.64%
of votes. The OSCE ODIHR recognizes legitimacy of the elections.
Nuland noted that there had been violations and interferences made
by Sargsyan's supporters.
Raffi Ovannisyan, leader of the Heritage Party and ex-Foreign Minister
of Armenia, got 36.75% (539,672) votes, former Prime Minister
Grant Bagratyan got 2.15% (31,643) of votes, leader of the Union
for National Self-Determination Paruyr Ayrikyan got 1.23% (18,093),
head of Radio Hay Andrias Gukasyan got 0.57% (8,328), epos researcher
Vardan Sedrakyan got 0.42% (6,203) and former Foreign Minister of
Nagorno-Karabakh Arman Melikyan 0.24% (3,516).
60.05% of the population (1,518,407) voted.