President Serzh Sargsyan voted for progress of Armenia

YEREVAN, May 6. /ARKA/. Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan voted for the progress of Armenia.

“I have voted for the progress of Armenia, for what I thought, for what is clear, that is to have peaceful and quite processes today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow in accordance with the law. And it guarantees the progress,” Sargsyan said. 

He also expressed his gratitude to the journalists for providing all political forces with equal opportunities to present their election campaigns.

The journalists asked the President about the challenges of the new parliament, “When we have the new parliament, we will see our challenges,” Sargsyan answered. 

Serzh Sargsyan was accompanied by his wife Rita Sargsyan and daughter. 

Armenia's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has registered eight political parties and one electoral bloc for the May 6 parliamentary elections, which will compete for 90 proportional seats in the National Assembly. Besides the three coalition parties - the Republican Party of

Armenia, Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia) and Orinats Yerkir, there also the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), Zharangutyun (Heritage), which has a combined list with Free Democrats, the Armenian National Congress (electoral bloc), the Democratic Party of Armenia, the Armenian Communist Party and the United Armenians party that are included in the ballots.

Total of 137 candidates will compete for 41 majoritarian seats in the parliament, and the two precincts will hold uncontested elections.

In compliance with the Electoral Code of Armenia parties should gain at least 5% of votes and a bloc- 7% to receive seats in the parliament. —0--