  CEC counts votes at 159 polling stations, Sarsgyan leads February 19, 2013 - 01:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Central Election Commission (CEC) has finalized the counting of votes from 159 polling stations. As of 1 am, the chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 60 968 (64,65%) votes; Heritage party chairman Raffi Hovannisian got 29 393 (31,17%) votes; former foreign minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan received 187 (0,20%) votes; former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan - 1727 (1,83%) votes; National Self-Determination Union party head Paruyr Hayrikyan - 996 (1,06%) votes; Radio Hay director Andrias Ghukasyan 448 (0,48%) votes; literature expert Vardan Sedrakyan – 684 (0,62%) votes.   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. |
