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March 4 2013
Armenian presidential candidates dispute vote
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) – Two presidential candidates in Armenia who
lost to the incumbent are contesting the election results, saying they
were unfair.
President Serge Sarkisian easily won a second five-year term in the
Feb. 18 election with nearly 59 percent of the vote. American-born
Raffi Hovanessian, who finished second with 37 percent, filed an
appeal Monday in the Constitutional Court demanding the vote results
be annulled.
Hovanessian, Armenia’s first foreign minister after the 1991 collapse
of the Soviet Union, has called the election rigged, and declared
himself the genuine winner. His supporters have held a series of
rallies to back his demands.
Another of Sarkisian’s six rivals, Andrias Gukasian, also contested
the results Monday.
International monitors said the election “lacked competition,” but
noted improvements compared to the previous poll.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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