During today's news conference, Melikyan said he had understood within a week the electoral tactics of the other candidates.

Teghut Defense Civic Initiative has issued an address to the presidential hopefuls in Armenia.

The Center of Parliamentarism of Armenia has issued a statement slamming the inaction of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), as well as the abuse of official position by incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan.

Ghukasyan is not going to congratulate Serzh Sargsyan if the latter is re-elected as the country's leader.

"I hope Serzh Sargsyan will not follow suit and go on strike as Putin will not be glad to find Serzh Sargsyan sitting outside with a bottle of water in his hands," he said.

For the first time in Armenia, the Republicans do not seek to garner 85% of votes in a presidential election

Vahagn Chakhalyan, has been released from prison after a Georgian court reconsidered his case

The Armenian delegation finds the decision of the Strasbourg-based structure to be the result of Azerbaijani lobby.

Mr Safaryan is disputing the December 7 decision of the Territorial Electoral Commission's (TEC) on the election outcome.

If no candidate wins an absolute majority in the first round, a second round between the top two candidates will be held two weeks later.

"Generally I do not give instructions, I execute them," said Tigran Urikhanyan

The OSCE/ODIHR EOM referred to the legal framework and election system in the country, voter registration, candidate nomination and registration, pre-campaign environment and other issues.

"I told him that he was ruining his health with the move," said Sedrakyan.

The specialist of epic studies also predicted that he would become the fourth President of Armenia.

The team also visited the campaign headquarters of the presidential candidates.

Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), met on Tuesday evening with heads of the Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations to PACE, Davit Harutyunyan and Samed Seidov. No more information is available regarding the results of the meeting. ...

"I call on every and each citizen to go to the polls and make their choice on February 18," said Raffi Hovannisian.

Naira Karapetyan, a member of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) will replace Hermine Naghdalyan as a member of the Armenian delegation to PACE.

"The struggle will be led for this 21%. If Raffi Hovannisian manages to attract them, he will beat his challengers," said Mr Adibekyan.

Raffi Hovannisian held an original and unprecedented campaign meeting in Yerevan's Erebuni community

The campaign website (http://bagratyanpresident.am) of presidential candidate Hrant Bagratyan resembles a blog, rather than a website.

"The regime was undemocratic before the tenure of [incumbent President] Serzh Sargsyan, the presidential candidate of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), and remains undemocratic during Sargsyan's term in office."

"I inquired about his health and expressed my intention to join him in the move if, of course, it will not interfere with my campaign rallies," Paruyr Hayrikyan told A1+.

On February 7, he will go on a one-day hunger strike in front of the Central Electoral Commission.