  Sociologist: Bako Sahakyan to gain 75% of votes in NKR presidential race July 17, 2012 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The incumbent leader of Artsakh Republic, Bako Sahakyan will gain 75% of votes in the first round of the upcoming presidential election, according to the head of Sociometr center. “There will be no second round, as Sahakyan will be backed by overwhelming majority,” Aharon Adibekyan told a press conference in Yerevan. According to him, Sahakyan’s main rival Vitaly Balasanyan will get 20% of votes while Arkady Soghomonyan will be supported by 5% of the voters. Artsakh will hold presidential election on July 19.   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 |  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. |
