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March 4 2013
Challenge issued to Armenian election
Published: March. 4, 2013 at 9:30 AM
YEREVAN, Armenia, March 4 (UPI) -- The campaign for Armenia's former
Foreign Minister Raffi Hovannisian said it filed an appeal in court
Monday challenging the results of last month's election.
Final results in Armenia indicated incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan
took 58.6 percent of the vote while Hovannisian had 36.7 percent.
Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti reports the former foreign
minister issued a challenge in Armenia's constitutional court Monday
disputing the results.
Hovannisian was involved in demonstrations in Yerevan protesting the
outcome since preliminary results suggested a Sargsyan victory in late
February.
In 2008, opposition leaders in Armenia called for protests in Yerevan
citing irregularities in the presidential elections. An international
election observation mission expressed similar concerns over the
February vote, saying that while the election was calm and orderly,
there were signs of interference at the polls, primarily by supporters
of Sargsyan.
The European Union said it was concerned about the latest election,
citing "claims of misuse of administrative resources, unclear
interpretation of campaign financing provisions and cases of pressure
on voters."
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2013/03/04/Challenge-issued-to-Armenian-election/UPI-35651362407448/
March 4 2013
Challenge issued to Armenian election
Published: March. 4, 2013 at 9:30 AM
YEREVAN, Armenia, March 4 (UPI) -- The campaign for Armenia's former
Foreign Minister Raffi Hovannisian said it filed an appeal in court
Monday challenging the results of last month's election.
Final results in Armenia indicated incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan
took 58.6 percent of the vote while Hovannisian had 36.7 percent.
Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti reports the former foreign
minister issued a challenge in Armenia's constitutional court Monday
disputing the results.
Hovannisian was involved in demonstrations in Yerevan protesting the
outcome since preliminary results suggested a Sargsyan victory in late
February.
In 2008, opposition leaders in Armenia called for protests in Yerevan
citing irregularities in the presidential elections. An international
election observation mission expressed similar concerns over the
February vote, saying that while the election was calm and orderly,
there were signs of interference at the polls, primarily by supporters
of Sargsyan.
The European Union said it was concerned about the latest election,
citing "claims of misuse of administrative resources, unclear
interpretation of campaign financing provisions and cases of pressure
on voters."
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2013/03/04/Challenge-issued-to-Armenian-election/UPI-35651362407448/