Armenia’s presidential elections day to be non-working

YEREVAN, February 14. /ARKA/. February 18, which is a presidential elections day in Armenia, will be non-working, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said at the government session on Thursday.

Such decision was made in compliance with the Armenian legislature, Novosti-Armenia reported referring to Sargsyan.

The following candidates are running the race: incumbent  president Serzh Sargsyan, former prime minister and leader of Freedom party Hrant Bagratyan, former foreign minister and head of Heritage party Raffi Hovannisian, famous Soviet dissident and leader of Union for National Self-Determination party Paruyr Hayrikyan, former  foreign minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan, political scientist and head of Radio Hay Andrias Ghukasyan, epos studies expert Vardan Sedrakyan. -0-