VAHAN HOVHANNISSIAN ELECTED AS CANDIDATE FROM DASHNAKTSUTIUN FOR THE POSITION OF THE ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
Mediamax
November 30, 2007
Yerevan /Mediamax/. The Supreme gathering of "Dashnaktsutiun" party
elected the Vice-Speaker of the Armenian parliament Vahan Hovhannissian
as a candidate from the party for the upcoming presidential elections.
Mediamax reports that 60 out of 82 delegates of the Supreme gathering
gave their votes to Vahan Hovhannissian, 16 delegates – for his only
rival, representative of the party Bureau, MP Armen Rustamian.
Earlier, the results of the national voting were publicized,
according to which, 288 697 citizens participated in the voting
process. 53% gave their votes to Vahan Hovhannissian, 47% – to Armen
Rustamian. The latter announced rejection and urged the party members
to vote for Vahan Hovhannissian as a candidate from Dashnaktsutiun
for the presidential elections.