President Sargsyan votes for “progress in Armenia”

 May 6, 2012 - 13:47 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - At May 6 parliamentary elections, President Serzh Sargsyan voted for “progress in Armenia.”

After casting a vote, the Armenian leader thanked media for creating equal conditions in covering electoral campaigns of all political forces, thus providing them with a possibility to present their plans and views.

According to the President, the tasks to be set to future parliament will be specified only upon its formation.

Parliamentary elections feature 8 political parties, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), Orinats Yerkir, Heritage, Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA), Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenian party, as well as one election bloc represented by opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC). Armenian National Congress (ANC) must overcome 7% threshold as a bloc, unlike the parties, which need 5% threshold level.

647 international and over 31 thous. local observers will monitor the parliamentary elections in Armenia. OSCE/ODIHR (258 observers), OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (69), PACE (37), CIS Interparliamentary Assembly (22), as well as International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and SILBA international organization have deployed observer missions in Armenia. The preliminary results will be published no later than 24 hours after the voting, with final results to be released on the seventh day starting the voting day.