Turkish President congratulates Serzh Sargsyan on reelection

Turkish President congratulates Serzh Sargsyan on reelection
February 21, 2013 - 12:01 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish President Abdullah Gül congratulated Serzh Sargsyan on reelection as president of Armenia.

According to the information, released by Turkish presidential press service, Gül addressed a congratulatory address to President Sargsyan, Anatolia reported.

Armenia held presidential elections on Feb 18.

The votes divided as follows: the chairman of the ruling 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.

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