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19 February 2013 • 00:31 AMT
Commission members refuse to report ballot stuffing

Artak Hambardzumyan said the police took him to another room to write an explanation letter on the case recorded.

19 February 2013 • 00:13 AMT
CEC: Sargsyan, Hovannisian lead presidential race as of 4 am

As of 4 am, the chairman of the ruling RPA, incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 756 328 (58,54 %) votes.

19 February 2013 • 00:09 AMT
Heritage: attempts made to invalidate Hovannisian votes

Hovsep Khurshudyan says that the ballot box in Zeytun district’s N 3/25 polling station has not been opened yet.

18 February 2013 • 23:42 AMT
Prosecutor General’s Office discusses 72 reports as of 11 pm

Under Article 153 of RA Criminal Code, two criminal cases were instigated following the discussions.

18 February 2013 • 23:29 AMT
RPA spokesman: nobody says polls in Armenia unfair

Eduard Sharmazanov says ex-poll results and observers’ assessments prove Armenian people’s ability to hold free polls.

18 February 2013 • 22:57 AMT
Votes from 1003 polling stations counted

According to the latest data, the chairman of the ruling RPA, incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 450 970 (61,40%) votes.

18 February 2013 • 22:51 AMT
Sargsyan’s headquarters reps. share Hovannisian’s opinion

“For real, the Armenian people have won to choose the way that leads to the future of our country,” Davit Harutyunyan said.

18 February 2013 • 22:10 AMT
Votes from 626 polling stations counted, leaders unchanged

As of 2 am, the chairman of the ruling RPA, incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 264 176 (61,82%) votes.

18 February 2013 • 21:51 AMT
Iranian Supreme Court upholds death sentences over fraud

Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehei says the four were convicted of being “corrupt on earth” for “disrupting” the country’s economy.

18 February 2013 • 21:40 AMT
CEC counts votes at 159 polling stations, Sarsgyan leads

As of 1 am, the chairman of the ruling RPA, incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 60 968 (64,65%) votes.

18 February 2013 • 21:18 AMT
UAE signs defense contracts worth $1.4 billion

The largest deal, worth 1.4 billion dirhams, was for 750 mine-resistant, ambush-protected, all-terrain vehicles from Oshkosh Corp.

18 February 2013 • 21:14 AMT
Candidates Sargsyan, Hovannisian leading vote in Shirak province

Central Election Commission Secretary Armen Smbatyan announced the results of presidential vote count in Armenian provinces.

18 February 2013 • 21:03 AMT
Red-band trailer for Malcolm McDowell’s “Sanitarium” horror

Malcolm McDowell, who narrates the trailer, appears to be the head doctor who likely connects each of the segments together.

18 February 2013 • 20:48 AMT
Raffi Hovannisian: Armenian people the only winners in polls

“Sargsyan is the first president in the history of independent Armenia who must recognize the people’s victory,” Hovannisian said.

18 February 2013 • 20:27 AMT
Sargsyan garners 68,78% of votes, preliminary count says

CEC finalized the counting of votes from 75 polling stations; as of 12am, Heritage party chairman Raffi Hovannisian got 27,15% votes.

18 February 2013 • 20:09 AMT
Iranian leader nominates N. Korean-educated ex-official for key post

Mohammad Hasan Nami has been named as the proposed Minister of Communications and Information Technology to parliament.

18 February 2013 • 19:58 AMT
Russia denies smuggling tank parts to Syria

Sergei Lavrov said the Russian government – which controls Russia’s sole arms exporter – had nothing to do with the equipment.

18 February 2013 • 19:51 AMT
Fragments of exploded meteor found

The meteorites plucked from the ice-covered Chebarkul Lake so far are less than a centimetre and had an iron content of about 10%.

18 February 2013 • 19:40 AMT
Central Election Commission counts votes from 35 polling stations

As of 11pm, chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan garnered 77, 22% of votes.

18 February 2013 • 19:29 AMT
International observers cooperate with Armenian NGO reps at polls

Mateusz Piskorski: no violations of Armenian Electoral Code have been reported during votes in Yerevan and Masis.

18 February 2013 • 18:58 AMT
Diplomats abroad vote for incumbent president Sargsyan

Head of the Central Election Commission of Armenia (CEC) Tigran Mukuchyan briefed on the electronic voting results.

18 February 2013 • 17:57 AMT
Minister: ruling authorities organized best polls in modern history

Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan highly assessed the course of Feb 18 presidential elections.

18 February 2013 • 17:40 AMT
60,05 % voters cast ballots in Armenia’s elections

Central Election Commission of Armenia released updated information on voter turnout at Feb 18 presidential elections.

18 February 2013 • 17:23 AMT
Most money spent on Serzh Sargsyan media campaign

Serzh Sargsyan spent most money on media campaign, with AMD 43 mln 260 thous allocated for the purpose.

18 February 2013 • 17:05 AMT
Exit Poll: incumbent president leads the race

Serzh Sargsyan is followed by Raffi Hovannisian, with Paruyr Hayrikyan and Hrant Bagratyan garnering 3% each.

18 February 2013 • 16:57 AMT
RPA spokesman deems 2013 presidential vote the best

Eduard Sharmazanov commented on candidate Raffi Hovannisian’s spokesman Hovsep Khurshudyan’s statement.

18 February 2013 • 16:44 AMT
ICES observer mission hails course of elections

ICES is currently deciding on the observers to monitor the calculation of the votes, head of the mission said.

18 February 2013 • 16:36 AMT
Criminal case instigated on double voting

Criminal case has been instigated on an incident of double voting or voting for another person, under RA Criminal Code.

18 February 2013 • 16:21 AMT
Al Jazeera: Sargsyan to win 2nd term after Hayrikyan shooting

Opinion polls suggest Sargsyan’s victory in the voting on Monday, Feb 18 is all but certain, Al Jazeera reported.

18 February 2013 • 16:08 AMT
Presidential polls close in Armenia

At 8 pm local time 1988 polling stations closed in 41 constituencies, with 1 259 374 (49,81%) voters having cast ballots as of 5 pm.