A candidate in Armenia's presidential elections, shot and wounded late Thursday, January 31, in an assassination attempt, has undergone a successful bullet removal surgery.

As Paruyr Hayrikyan’s spokesperson Manya Ayvazyan told PanARMENIAN.Net, Hayrikyan has been taken to an intensive care unit.

Hayrikyan, aged 63, was earlier taken to hospital with a gunshot injury to his shoulder. A cartilage case of a 7.62 mm caliber bullet was found during crime scene investigation.

The search for the gunman is under way.