Ms Melikyan complained that she had been deprived of the right to challenge the legality of the decree before the Armenian courts, as they had refused to examine the claim on the merits.

BHK Leader Gagik Tsarukyan did not participate in Monday's ballot. . The party's spokesman did not say anything about the reasons. Instead, he said that he had not performed his civic duty and cast a ballot in the election.

Unfortunately, the blurring of the distinction between the State and the ruling party continues to be an issue. This was demonstrated in the misuse of administrative resources, pressure on voters, and a lack of impartiality on the part of the public administration

He called on Serzh Sarkisyan to admit the nation's victory and only therefore he will shake Serkisyan's hand. "Let everybody repent their sins till 5 p.m. tomorrow"

"Bribes have been obviously divided.The refusal does not fit into my brain, because I am personally one of the recipients. I've received a bribe from Serzh Sarkisyan but went and elected Raffi Hovannisian.

A youth group entered into the conference hall who complained of yesterday's presidential election results and the assessments

RA presidential candidate Andrias Ghukasyan went from the scene of the hunger-strike ending his strike in front of National Academy of Sciences.

After a minor clash they could successfully allocate the wreath in front of CEC. It was written "the death of Democracy" on the funeral wreath.

"The election results show that they have made fan of the whole Armenian nation".

We have to stand up for the dignity of this consolidation.

Moreover, she is a representative of the female gender, since she stamped a lipstick kiss on the ballot.

CEC deals with number-painting. "It is a base for falsification. The criminal oligarchy maintains its power through CEC"

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We will start to develop Armenia- our treasure, our homeland and our pride. Glory to our nation. I am grateful.

Besides from the beginning the authorities were not only fighting for their candidate but also for predetermining the second and the third places. Raffi seized that opportunity perfectly. Bravo.

9/5 polling place ended the calculation.

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Election Observation Mission to the Presidential Election in Armenia

About 1 671 027 (60,05 %) citizens have cast ballots in the February 18 presidential poll as of 8 p.m., reports the Central Election Commission (CEC).

Polling stations across Armenia closed at 8 p.m., with electoral commissions starting the counting of ballots.

Some 19.130 citizens were interviewed after leaving polling stations.

Armenia's Ombudsman Office has received 63 reports on election-related violations since the start of the campaign on January 21.

Head of the Heritage party faction Ruben Hakobyan has been invited to the Gyumri division of the Armenian in connection with an incident at Precinct 34/36 in Gyumri.

Raffi Hovannisian campaign headquarters sounds alarm on vanishing ink, widespread fraud, and systematic corruption plaguing the ongoing presidential election

The voter turnout in Yerevan was 366 620 (44.45%).