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39.17% turnout in Armenia’s constitutional referendum at 17:00

06.12.2015, 18:49
Some 1, 005, 333 people (39.17%) have voted on constitutional reforms as of 17:00, said Armen Smbatyan, secretary of Central Electoral Commission of Armenia.
39.17% turnout in Armenia’s constitutional referendum at 17:00
YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/.  Some 1, 005, 333 people (39.17%) have voted on constitutional reforms as of 17:00, said Armen Smbatyan, secretary of Central Electoral Commission of Armenia.

 In his words, 305,368 people (36.1%) have voted in Yerevan. 

He said 42.12% people (48,595) have already voted in Aragatsotn province by 17:00, 50.52% (110,020) in Ararat province, 40.2% (92,277) in Armavir, 40.18% (75,493) in Gegharkunik, 36.75% (87,709) in Lori, 39.26% (92,595) in Kotayk, 31.82% (73,370) in Shirak, 51.11% (55,937) in Syunik,  45.14% (21,282) in Vayots Dzor and 39.1% (42,804) in Tavush. 

The constitutional reform implies transition from the current half-presidential rule to the parliamentary model.

Polling stations opened in Armenia for the constitutional referendum today at 08:00. As many as 1,997 polling stations are open all over the country. The voting will be over at 20:00.

The voter list consists of 2,550,323 people. The amendments to the Constitution will be considered adopted if more than a half of the number of the people who have voted, but no less than one quarter of the number of the people in the list cast their votes in favor of it.  

More than 100 international and several thousand local observers are involved in the process. ---0---