OPPOSITION CANDIDATES HOLDING A MEETING IN YEREVAN

February 20, 2003 - 17:13 AMT  15:21 GMT
The meeting is organized concerning many breaches, which, in opinion of the opposition, took place in the Armenian President elections.

MAJORITY OF YEREVAN RESIDENTS PREFERRED ACTING PRESIDENT

February 20, 2003 - 07:54 AMT  15:21 GMT
The central electoral commission has summed up results of the vote in Achapnyak, Avan, Kanaker, Nor Nork, Nork-Marash, Zeytun, as well as in a district in Vanadzor city.

ROBERT KOCHARIAN CERTAIN LEADER FOR TIME BEING

February 20, 2003 - 06:38 AMT  15:21 GMT
The central electoral commission has drawn the preliminary results of another five districts.

ROBERT KOCHARIAN LEADER IN KAPAN

February 20, 2003 - 05:34 AMT  15:21 GMT
The central electoral commission has summed up the results of the presidential elections in the 53-rd district of Syunik region of Armenia.

59.1% VOTERS PARTICIPATED IN ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BEFORE POLLING STATIONS CLOSED 8:00 P.M.

February 20, 2003 - 01:28 AMT  15:21 GMT
3764 constituents had voted abroad except for the US and Canada by 6:00 p.m. local time.

4 OPPOSITION CANDIDATES PASSED JOINT STATEMENT

February 20, 2003 - 00:05 AMT  15:21 GMT
Free and fair presidential elections in Armenia and the country's international authority are endangered, they stated.

4 OPPOSITION CANDIDATES NEGOTIATE TO RECOGNIZE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS INVALID

February 20, 2003 - 00:02 AMT  15:21 GMT
Specifically the negotiations are held by leader of the People party Stepan Demirchian, chairman of "National Unity" party Artashes Geghamian, leader of "National-Democratic Union" Vazgen Manukian, head of "Perspective" center for strategic initiatives Aram Karapetian.

OVER THIRD OF ARMENIAN CITIZENS RESIDING IN MOSCOW PARTICIPATED IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

February 20, 2003 - 00:01 AMT  15:21 GMT
In Armenian ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatian's words, by 4:30 p.m. Moscow time 1600 out of the 4 thousand people having franchise had participated in the elections.

AFTER FIVE YEARS WE WILL ELECT PRESIDENT OF ARMENIANS INSTEAD OF ELECTING PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA

February 19, 2003 - 04:00 AMT  15:21 GMT
After few hours we will know who will be the person to govern the country during the coming five years will. More than 6 million of Armenians living out of their motherland will not take part in the Presidential elections on February 19. Not depending from the results of the voting, it is evident that the next president will be elected not only by those who live in the Republic of Armenia. Almost all the Presidential candidates state their support to the amendments to the Constitution foreseeing dual citizenship.
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