The Voice of Russia
May 6 2012

Armenia close to forming new Parliament

People in Armenia have ended casting ballots in elections to
Parliament. The turnout amounted to 51%

Nine pro-government and opposition parties and blocs were in the
contest. The threshold to winning parliamentary seats is 5% for a
party and 7% for a bloc.

Some 31 thousand local and 650 foreign observers were at work. More
than 170 had been deployed by the Commonwealth of Independent States.

TASS