Armenian CEC registered 9 candidates for the position of the President

January 18, 2008

Yerevan /Mediamax/. Today the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of
Armenia registered 9 candidates, who will participate in the
presidential elections on February 19 of 2008.

Mediamax reports that the registered candidates for the position of the
President are: Leader of `Orinats Yerkir’ party Artur Baghdasarian,
Leader of `National Unification’ party Artashes Geghamian, Leader of
People’s Party Tigran Karapetian, Leader of `National Democratic Union’
Vazgen Manukian, former Councilor of the President of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arman Melikian, member of `Dashnaktsutiun’
Bureau, Vice-Speaker of the parliament Vahan Hovhannissian, Leader of
the Republican Party of Armenia, Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian, first
President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosian, Leader of `National Consent’
Party Aram Harutyunian.

The pre-election campaign will last from January 21 up to February 17
of 2008.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress