SUPREME GATHERING OF "DASHNAKTSUTIUN" PARTY IS CHOOSING ITS CANDIDATE IN YEREVAN FOR THE POSITION OF THE PRESIDENT

Mediamax
November 30, 2007

Yerevan /Mediamax/. The special Supreme gathering of "Dashnaktsutiun"
party is in process in Yerevan, during which the candidate from the
party for the upcoming presidential elections will be chosen.

Mediamax reports that the results of the national voting, meant for
helping Dashnaktsutiun in choosing the candidate, were publicized
today. According to the voiced data, 288 697 citizens participated
in the voting, 53% of which gave their votes for the Vice-Speaker
of the Armenian parliament Vahan Hovhannissian, 47% preferred the
representative of the party Bureau, Armenian National Assembly deputy
Armen Rustamian. 6012 ballots were declared invalid.

Speaking during the Supreme gathering, Armen Rustamian announced
rejection and urged the participants of the gathering to vote for
Vahan Hovhannissian as a candidate from "Dashnaktsutiun" for the
presidential elections.

At this moment, the voting on the given issue is in process. Heads
of pro-governmental and oppositional parties are present at the
Supreme gathering as invited guests. The results of the voting will
be publicized today.