50% voter turnout posted at NKR presidential poll as of 2 pm

 July 19, 2012 - 17:36 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Artsakh Central Election Committee, as of 2 pm local time, 49.93% or 49468 voters out of 98909 cast ballots at NKR presidential elections.

44.31% or 16230 voters cast ballots in Stepanakert, 59.86% or 6969 voters in Askeran province, 61.80% or 5346 voted in Hadrut province; 56.43% or 7457 voters in Martakert province, 43.43% or 7464 voters in Martuni province, 63.31% or 1132 voters in Shahumyan province, 53.17% or 1921 voters in Shushi province, 44.04% or 2673 voters in Kashatagh province, 100.0% or 276 voters in Yerevan.

The three candidates running for presidency are: current leader Bako Sahakyan; NKR MP, ex-deputy defense minister Vitaly Balasanyan; Armenian State Agrarian University’s Stepanakert Subsidiary pro-rector Arkady Soghomonyan.