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
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