News - 2018/12/09

09/12/2018 23:48

Preliminary results from 134 polling stations known

The Central Electoral Commission has published results from 134 polling stations out of 2,010.

09/12/2018 23:22

Results from 34 polling stations known

The Central Electoral Commission has published results from 34 polling stations out of 2,010.

09/12/2018 23:04

Low turnout agreed with absence of bribes: expert

“The majority of voters were coming after receiving election bribes and it really influenced the election results,” Badalyan said.

09/12/2018 22:51

My Step comes first, followed by PAP after results from 29 polling stations published

The Central Electoral Commission has published results from 29 polling stations out of 2,010.

09/12/2018 22:45

Finally we had elections free of stresses, incidents and disappointments: Lena Nazaryan

“We are used to other kind of elections, stresses, bad news, disappointments and finally we had elections when people went to polls, cast their ballot, returned home and did not hear about any incident on TV,” she said, adding that people are convinced that their vote will finally be counted.

09/12/2018 22:36

My Step bloc comes first in electronic voting, followed by Bright Armenia

The majority of the votes 393 – received My Step bloc, followed by Bright Armenia 25, Prosperous Armenia party 13, ARF-D 11, Republican party 9, Sasna Tsrer with 6, Christian People’s party 4, Citizen’s Decision 3, Rule of Law party 1, National Progress and We bloc 0.

09/12/2018 22:14

Armenia’s acting first deputy PM does not consider voter turnout to be low at today’s early NA elections

It is neither low, nor high. Besides we should know from what number we calculate the percentage. There are many claims that the number of people in the country is less than the registered number of voters traditionally presented to us.

09/12/2018 22:02

Overall 728 people in penitentiaries participate in early parliamentary voting

The parliamentary elections are over. According to CEC, as of 8 p.m. the voter turnout is 48.63% of eligible voters or 1, 260,840 people.

09/12/2018 21:55

Lena Nazaryan sees her future in parliament, has own NA chairman candidate

Nazaryan stressed that she sees her in the parliament and has a lot to do there, She said the past two years did not give opportunity to work effectively.

09/12/2018 21:47

Conducted snap parliamentary elections Pashinyan’s caprice not “pan-national” demand: Armen Ashotyan

He said the elections which were the result of unprecedented political persecutions, pressures on the activity of the NA registered less than 50% voter turnout.

09/12/2018 21:25

Armenia’s second president the only one not to participate in voting at Yerevan-Kentron penitentiary

The voting in Yerevan-Kentron penitentiary launched at 4 p.m. The source said as of 7.30 p.m. 15 people out of 16 kept there cast their ballots.

09/12/2018 21:13

Voter turnout in snap NA elections is 48.63% as of 8 p.m.

As of 8 p.m., the voter turnout in the National Assembly election in Armenia is 48.63% of eligible voters or 1, 260,840 people, Central Electoral Commission (CEC) chairman Tigran Mukuchyan stated.

09/12/2018 20:56

Ashotyan calls to wait until CEC publishes results

“We are not going to sum up as the elections have just ended,” Republican party vice chairman Armen Ashotyan told Aysor.am, stressing the obvious low turnout.

09/12/2018 20:19

Serzh Sargsyan’s nephew to stay under arrest in Prague until extradition

Spokesperson for the Prague police reported that the 37-year-old Narek Sargsyan has been discovered in one of the apartments of Prague-5 district.

09/12/2018 20:06

Voting ends in Armenia, polling stations close

As of 5 p.m., the voter turnout in the National Assembly election in Armenia is 39.54% of eligible voters or 1, 025,002 people, Central Electoral Commission (CEC) secretary Armen Smbatyan said, presenting the voter turnout.

09/12/2018 18:19

Voter turnout in snap NA elections is 39.54% as of 5 p.m.

As of 5 p.m., the voter turnout in the National Assembly election in Armenia is 39.54% of eligible voters or 1, 025,002 people, Central Electoral Commission (CEC) secretary Armen Smbatyan said, presenting the voter turnout.

09/12/2018 18:04

Armenian police receive 26 reports on election frauds

Seven of them contain obvious crime features, 19 cases should be examined. Materials are being prepared over 7 reports about crimes.

09/12/2018 17:59

Robert Kocharyan has not voted yet

Head of the public relations department of Justice Ministry’s penitentiary department Nona Navikyan told Aysor.am that second president has not voted yet.

09/12/2018 17:55

Seven cases of impeding expression of free voting will registered

Eleven of the cases were registered as a result of mass media monitoring and 53 cases were registered on the basis of applications received from citizens.

09/12/2018 15:41

Current elections most shameful in Armenia’s history: Davit Shahnazaryan

“These are the most shameful elections with the campaign being accompanied with threats, violence and bad words,” he said, adding though, that nevertheless it is a very important day for Armenia.