Armenia electing President

PanARMENIAN.Net
19.02.2008 10:59 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The presidential election in Armenia kicked off at 8
a.m. today. 1923 polling stations opened throughout the republic. The
Central Electoral Committee will go on the air every three hours
during the day and every hour after midnight. The polling stations
will close at 8 p.m.

According to the RA Police, 2 328 320 voters may participate in the
elections. The Armenian Central Electoral Committee has registered
13 428 observers, including from 39 local and 6 international
organizations.

National Consent party leader Aram Harutyunyan, RA NA former speaker,
Orinats Yerkir party leader Artur Baghdassaryan, National Unity
party leader Artashes Geghamyan, ALM Holding president, chairman
of People~Rs Party of Armenia Tigran Karapetyan, chairman of the
National Democratic Union Vazgen Manukyan, RA NA vice speaker, ARF
Dashnaktsutyun Bureau member Vahan Hovhannisian, RA Prime Minister,
RPA chairman Serzh Sargsyan and Armenia~Rs first President Levon
Ter-Petrosyan will run for the post.

The preliminary results will be announced on February 20 no later
than 8 p.m. The final outcomes of the elections will come in 7 days.