Russia & CIS General Newswire
December 6, 2007 Thursday 7:58 PM MSK

Nine people will run for president in Armenia

YEREVAN Dec 6

Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) stopped receiving
applications for registration of presidential candidates on Thursday
evening.

Applications have been submitted by nine persons, CEC spokesperson
Tatevik Oganian told Interfax. Among them are Parliamentary
Speaker and leader of the Orinats Yerkir (Law-Based State) party
Artur Bagdasarian, Prime Minister and leader of the Republican Party
Serzh Sarkisian, leader of the opposition National-Democratic Union
Vazgen Manukian, Parliamentary Deputy Speaker and member of the
Bureau of the Dashnaktsutyun Armenian Revolutionary
Federation Vaan Ovanisian, Armenia’s first President
Levon Ter-Petrosian, leader of the National Union party Artashes
Gegamian, Chairman of the People’s Party Tigran Karapetian, and
leader of the National Accord party Aram Arutyunian.

Arman Melikian, an ex-aide to the Nagorno Karabakh president, has
also applied.

Applications were accepted from November 21 to December 6. The
Armenian presidential elections are due to be held on February
19 2008.