Public TV of Armenia
Feb. 21, 2008
ARMENIAN ELECTION BODY SAYS RECOUNT CHANGES NOTHING IN POLL RESULTS
The Armenian Central Electoral Commission has said that a recount of
votes cast in the 19 February presidentialelection has revealed no
essential discrepancies.
"There have been no essential changes so far in the number of ballots
cast in favour of the candidates as aresult of the recount," CEC
deputy chairman Harutyun Shahbazyan said on Armenian Public TV on 21
February.
He said that the deadline for applications for the recount of votes
expired at 1000 gmt on 20 February.
The recount started in the morning of 21 February and is to end on 24
February, that is two days before theannouncement of the final
official results of the election, TV said.