CEC: Sargsyan, Hovannisian lead presidential race as of 4 amFebruary 19, 2013 - 04:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Central Election Commission has finalized the counting of votes from 1789 polling stations. As of 4 am, Feb 19, the chairman of the ruling RPA, incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 756 328 (58,54 %) votes; Heritage party chairman Raffi Hovannisian got 476 393 (36,87 %) votes; former foreign minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan received 3 081 (0,24%) votes; former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan - 27 536 (2,13%) votes; National Self-Determination Union party head Paruyr Hayrikyan - 15 850 (1,23%) votes; Radio Hay director Andrias Ghukasyan 7 308 (0,57%) votes; literature expert Vardan Sedrakyan – 5 457 (0,42%) votes. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |