  CEC announces preliminary results of presidential polls  February 19, 2013 - 11:40 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary results of presidential polls in Armenia. According to data announced, ballots were cast as follows: the chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 861 378 (58,64%) votes; Heritage party chairman Raffi Hovannisian got 539 674 (36,74%) votes; former foreign minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan received 3 520 (0,24%) votes; former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan - 31 643 (2,15%) votes; National Self-Determination Union party head Paruyr Hayrikyan - 18 093 (1,23%) votes; Radio Hay director Andrias Ghukasyan 8 328 (0,57%) votes; literature expert Vardan Sedrakyan – 6 203 (0,42%) votes. Partner news  Top stories Members of all parliamentary groups, PM, Energy Minister and the chair of the Public Services Regulatory Commission were invited to participate. Vahan Hovhannisyan voiced hope that the ruling authorities acknowledge the difficulties Armenia currently faces. Prior to the vote, RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan announced the party’s decision to vote against the bill. Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news RWB says Nişanyan jail sentence unacceptable  Nişayan's sentence cannot be converted to a financial penalty because of a previous trial, but the writer has the right to appeal.Obama nominates Victoria Nuland for assistant secretary of state Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post.Australian politician slams Turkey’s Gallipoli ban threat “I do not have respect for such excessive comments and actions,” Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council said.Huge quake hits Russia's Far East off Kamchatka Peninsula The epicenter of the quake was located 244 miles west north west of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy at a depth of 385 miles. |
