69.26% turnout in presidential election at 8:00 p.m. in Armenia
YEREVAN, February 19. /ARKA/. 69.26% of Armenia’s voters had participated in the voting in the presidential election in the country by 8:00 p.m. local time.
Secretary of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) Abram Bakhchaghulyan reported that 1,642,057 voters or 69.25% of voters had participated in the voting by 8:00 p.m. local time.
All the 1,923 polling stations were closed in Armenia at 8:00 p.m. local time. However, the final information has not been received from some of the polling stations.
The CEC reports the following situation in Armenia’s election districts: the first district Avan-Nor Nork 42,939, the second district Nor Nork 39,838, the third district Kanaker Zeitun-Nor Nork 42,200, the fourth district Arabkir 37,730, the fifth district Davidashen-Arabkir 40,733, the sixth district Achapnyak 37,159, the seventh district Achapnyak-Malatia Sebastia 40,763, the eighth district Malatia Sebastia-Shengavit 42,207, the ninth district Kentron-Achapnyak 35,620, the tenth district Kentron-Nork Marash 37,826, the eleventh district Shengavit, Erebuni 43,997, the 12th district Shengavit-Erebuni 42,516, the 13th district Erebuni-Nubarashen 47,047, the 14th district Aragatsotn 45,794, the 15th district Aragatsotn-Armavir 25,421, the 16th district Ararat (Masis) 44,586, the 17th district Ararat (Artashat) 44,714, the 18th district Ararat (Ararat) 50,796, the 19th district Armavir (Echmiadzin) 40,750, the 20th district Armavir (Metsamor) 40,663, the 21st district Armavir (Armavir) 54,338, the 22nd district Gegharkunik (Gavar) 36,372, the 23rd district Gegharkunik (Sevan) 50,335, the 24th district Gegharkunik (Martuni) 45, 239, the 25th district Kotayk (Hrazdan) 35,163, the 26th district Kotayk (Yeghvard) 39,654, the 27th district Kotayk (Nor-Achn) 36,440, the 28th district Kotayk (Abovyan) 41,194, the 29th district Lori (Spitak) 40,829, the 30th district Lori (Vanadzor) 34,923, the 31st district Lori (Alaverdi) 40,257, the 32nd district Lori (Tashir) 33,767, the 33rd district Shirak (Ashotsk) 32,533, the 34th district Shirak (Gyumri) 36,450, the 35th district Shirak (Akhuryan) 29,731, the 36th district Shirak (Artik) 38,754, the 37th district Syunik (Goris) 47,206, the 38th district Syunik (Kapan) 39,402, the 39th district Vaiots Dzor, Ararat 32,759, the 40th district Tavush, Lori (Noyemberyan) 37,355, and the 41st district Tavuish (Ajevan) 35,562.
The RA Police Department reports that a total of 2,328,320 voters are officially registered in Armenia.
About 14,000 observers representing 39 local and six international organizations are monitoring the presidential election. P.T. –0--
