February 19, 2013 - 11:40 AMT
CEC announces preliminary results of presidential polls

Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary results of presidential polls in Armenia.

According to data announced, ballots were cast as follows: the chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 861 378 (58,64%) votes; Heritage party chairman Raffi Hovannisian got 539 674 (36,74%) votes; former foreign minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan received 3 520 (0,24%) votes; former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan - 31 643 (2,15%) votes; National Self-Determination Union party head Paruyr Hayrikyan - 18 093 (1,23%) votes; Radio Hay director Andrias Ghukasyan 8 328 (0,57%) votes; literature expert Vardan Sedrakyan – 6 203 (0,42%) votes.