Opposition lawmaker rejects 60,1% voter turnout as impossibleApril 2, 2017 - 22:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Opposition lawmaker, candidate from the Armenian National Congress-People's Party of Armenia bloc Aram Manukyan said on Sunday, April 2 "there is no way the voter turnout could be this high." According to preliminary data provided by the Central Electoral Commission, 1,574,947 out of 2,557,706 (60.86%) eligible voters cast ballots in Armenia's parliamentary elections. "100% turnout was registered in many villages and communities," Manukyan said. "Clearly, extra 200,000 people have cast ballots." Also, Manukyan didn't rule out double voting cases. "Such a voter turnout is impossible. We'll start the process of comparing voter lists tomorrow and explain in 2-3 days what happened today," he said. Polls in Armenia to elect members of parliament in the first vote after the referendum on constitutional amendments closed at 8:00 pm. According to preliminary data provided by the Central Electoral Commission, 1,574,947 out of 2,557,706 (60.86%) eligible voters cast ballots Sunday. Nine political forces, including 4 blocs and 5 parties were running for seats at the National Assembly. 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |