May 13, 2007 - 18:30 AMT
Opposition refused to sign final protocol of RA CEC on preliminary results of elections
The Central Electoral Commission of Armenia summed up today the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections under the proportional representation system, according to which, 5 parties overcame the 5-percent barrier. CEC members Felix Khachatrian, Sona Sarkisian and Zaven Pluzian, who represent, correspondingly, "Justice" bloc, "Orinats Yerkir" and "National Unification" parties, refused to sign the final protocol, Mediamax reported. They all argued their stance by the statement that "on May 12, there were mass violations".

The Republican Party of Armenia - 457.032 votes (32.8 %), the "Prosperous Armenia" party - 204.443 votes (14.7 %), the "Dashnaktsutyun" party - 177.192 votes (12.7 %), the "Orinats Yerkir" party - 95.256 votes (6.8 %) and the "Heritage" party - 80.890 votes (5.8 %) overpassed the 5-percent barrier.