  50% voters cast ballots in Armenia’s elections as of 5 pm  February 18, 2013 - 18:46 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - As of 5 pm, 1 259 374 (49,81%) voters cast ballots in the February 18 presidential elections in Armenia. According to a member of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Armen Smbatyan, 366 620 (44,45%) voters cast ballots in Yerevan. In Armenia’s provinces, the votes were cast as follows: Aragatsotn - 62 655 (54,82%,) Ararat - 125 195 (58,76%,) Armavir - 101 533 (45,20%,) Gehgarkunik - 107 691 (57,74%,) Lori - 125 923 (52,94%,) Kotayk - 110 153 (47,37%,) Shirak - 111 286 (48,54%,) Syunik – 61 771 (56,27%,) Vayots Dzor - 24 732 (52,35 %,) Tavush - 61 825 (56,99%.)   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
