  CEC counts votes at 159 polling stations, Sarsgyan leads February 19, 2013 - 01:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Central Election Commission (CEC) has finalized the counting of votes from 159 polling stations. As of 1 am, the chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 60 968 (64,65%) votes; Heritage party chairman Raffi Hovannisian got 29 393 (31,17%) votes; former foreign minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan received 187 (0,20%) votes; former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan - 1727 (1,83%) votes; National Self-Determination Union party head Paruyr Hayrikyan - 996 (1,06%) votes; Radio Hay director Andrias Ghukasyan 448 (0,48%) votes; literature expert Vardan Sedrakyan – 684 (0,62%) 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 |  Topic Latest 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. |
