Armenia’s electoral commission to register presidential nominees today

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14.01.2013, 13:10

The central electoral commission of Armenia will discuss registration of presidential nominees at its special meeting Monday, the press service of the commission reported Friday.

Armenia’s electoral commission to register presidential nominees today

YEREVAN, January 14. /ARKA/. The central electoral commission of Armenia will discuss registration of presidential nominees at its special meeting Monday, the press service of the commission reported Friday.

The meeting will be held at 13:00 local time (the same as Moscow time), says the report.

Armenia’s presidential elections are scheduled for February 18.

The current president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is the favorite. Other candidates for president are former prime minister and leader of Freedom party Hrant Bagratyan, former foreign minister and head of Heritage party Raffi Hovhannisyan, leader of National Self-Determination party Paruyr Hayrikyan, ex foreign minister of Karabakh Arman Melikyan, political scientist Andrias Ghukasyan, philologist Vardan Sedrakyan and leader of National Consent party Aram Harutinyan. -0-

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