December 8, 2003 - 23:31 AMT
MAJORITY OF RUSSIAN CITIZENS IN ARMENIA VOTED FOR UNITED RUSSIA BLOC
According to the preliminary data, majority of the Russian citizens living in Armenia voted for the United Russia pre-presidential bloc. As head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Armenia Vladimir Ivanov told Arminfo agency, 70% of the electors voted in favor of the United Russia, which is followed by the Liberal Democratic Party. In Ivanov's words, Gennadi Gudkov is leading by the majority system. Over 1100 people voted at the polling station in the Russian Embassy. In all over 8 000 electors voted throughout Armenia.