 41 19.07.12 - Presidential elections in Artsakh                                              73.42% voter turnout posted at NKR presidential poll as of 9 pm  July 19, 2012 - 21:58 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - According to Artsakh Central Election Committee, as of 9 pm local time, 73.42% or 72823 voters out of 99190 cast ballots at NKR presidential elections. 68.40% or 25054 voters cast ballots in Stepanakert, 79.87% or 9264 voters in Askeran province, 82.72% or 7136 voted in Hadrut province; 75.14% or 9904 voters in Martakert province, 70.31% or 12069 voters in Martuni province, 86.37% or 1533 voters in Shahumyan province, 73.98% or 2670 voters in Shushi province, 77.45% or 4701 voters in Kashatagh province, 92.31% or 492 voters in Yerevan. 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. Partner news  Top stories Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to award Ararat Avanesyan and Arthur Gasparyan with “For the Liberation of Shushi” medal. 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. “There was a great deal of new and interesting research presented during the conference,” said ANC of Illinois activist Greg Bedian. The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey's inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Libya's interior minister submits resignation, sources say  Awash with weapons in private hands, armed attacks have increased in the last few weeks, especially on police stations in Benghazi.Human Rights Watch: more Afghan women imprisoned for "moral crimes" Human Rights Watch says many are jailed for running away from home, often from forced marriages or domestic violence.Benedict Cumberbatch’s Julian Assange biopic to open in Oct The drama centers on the relationship between Assange and Domscheit-Berg, which became increasingly fraught as WikiLeaks' influence grew.Disney greenlights new "Star Wars" animated series "Star Wars Rebels" takes place between the events of "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" and "Episode IV: A New Hope". |
