Lev7 Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 So are there any of you following the elections in Armenia? Armenian presidential poll goes to second round "YEREVAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Armenian authorities declared a second round ballot in elections for president on Thursday after incumbent President Robert Kocharyan failed by a whisker to win re-election outright in the first round of voting. "Kocharyan polled 49.8 per cent and this means we are going into a second round," Central Election Commission chief Artak Sagradyan toldstate television. Kocharyan, seeking a second five-year term in the landlocked former Soviet republic, needed to clear 50 per cent of the vote to win outright. Sagradyan, quoting preliminary information, said Kocharyan would face Stepan Demirchyan, who polled 27.7 per cent of the vote, in therun-off. Demirchyan is the son of Armenia's Soviet-era leader." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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