Voting closes in Artsakh presidential poll July 19, 2012 - 20:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At 8 pm, local time polls closed in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic. The three candidates running for presidency are: current leader Bako Sahakyan; NKR MP, ex-deputy defense minister Vitaly Balasanyan; Armenian State Agrarian University’s Stepanakert Subsidiary pro-rector Arkady Soghomonyan. According to Artsakh Central Election Committee as of 5 pm local time, 63.24% or 62765 voters out of 98909 cast ballots at NKR presidential elections. 57.79% or 21168 voters cast ballots in Stepanakert, 71.95% or 8377 voters in Askeran province, 73.90% or 6392 voted in Hadrut province; 67.87% or 8968 voters in Martakert province, 57.60% or 9899 voters in Martuni province, 78.75% or 1408 voters in Shahumyan province, 65.10% or 2352 voters in Shushi province, 62.65% or 3803 voters in Kashatagh province, 86.71% or 398 voters in Yerevan. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |