Candidates cast votes
Artsvik Minasyan, who tops the candidate list of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party, cast a vote at Precinct 4/17 in Arabkir District. He was accompanied by his wife, children, father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Artsvik Minasyan said he had voted for the City Hall, for the Armenian dignity, for proud Armenia and for the sake of the future," said Mr. Minasyan.
He told reporters they had spared no effort to prevent the election frauds. In case such cases are registered, there are legal tools and opportunities to fight them.
According to Artsvik Minasyan, the cooperation with other political forces will depend on the outcome of the elections. "In these elections we cooperate with all forces that prefer fair voting. I hope this cooperation will yield results and we will hold fair elections," he said.
Movses Shahverdyan, who heads the candidate list of the Armenian Labour Socialist Party (HASK), voted at Precinct 5/27 in Arabkir District at 11:00.
"I voted for the prosperous future of Armenian people," said Mr. Shahverdyan. "I want everyone to smile at each other, be pleased and happy."
The HASK leader says "we cannot stumble anew and make a wrong choice."
With regard to the election outcome, Movses Shahverdyan said: "Let's wait for the election outcome. I hope the HASK will have at least 15-20 % of votes but I wouldn't like to make early predictions."
