February 18, 2013 - 23:40 AMT
Central Election Commission counts votes from 35 polling stations

Central Election Commission has finalized the counting of votes from 35 polling stations.

As of 11pm, chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 11 154 (77, 22%) votes; Heritage party chairman Raffi Hovannisian got 2 745 (19,00%) votes; former foreign minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan received 25 (0,17%) votes; former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan - 107 (0, 674%) votes; National Self-Determination Union party head Paruyr Hayrikyan - 105 (0,73%) votes; Radio Hay director Andrias Ghukasyan 36 (0,25%) votes; literature expert Vardan Sedrakyan – 272 (1,88%) votes.