57,14% have attended polling stations by 5 p.m.February 19, 2008 - 18:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 1 357 664 voters (57,14%) have attended polling stations by 5 p.m., CEC spokesman Karen Poladyan said.The Central Electoral Committee goes on the air every three hours during the day. After midnight information will be provided every hour. According to the RA Police, 2 328 320 voters may participate in the elections. The Armenian Central Electoral Committee has registered 13 428 observers, including from 39 local and 6 international organizations. The preliminary results will be announced on February 20 no later than 8 p.m. The final outcomes of the elections will come in 7 days. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |