ARMENIAN PRESIDENT HEADS TO NKR
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September 07, 2012 | 16:30
YEREVAN. – Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan headed to the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) to attend NKR President’s inauguration
ceremony which will be held on Friday, Armenian President’s Office
informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, with the decision by NKR
National Assembly (NA) Speaker, NA will convene a special session
Friday devoted to NKR’s reelected President Bako Sahakyan’s induction
into office.
Following the session, NKR Defense Army will hold a military parade
in connection with the President’s inauguration.
To note, Bako Sahakyan paid a visit to NKR Central Electoral
Commission, where he was handed the NKR President’s credential.
NKR presidential elections were held on July 19. As a result, incumbent
President received 66.7 percent (47,095) of the votes, NKR NA MP Vitali
Balasanyan received 32.5 percent (22,966), and Deputy Director Arkadi
Soghomonyan of Academic Activities at the NKR capital Stepanakert
Branch of State Agrarian University of Armenia received 0.8 percent
(594) of the ballots cast. The voter turnout was at 73.43 percent.
From: Baghdasarian
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