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Published on February 19, 2008
RUSHAYLO: ELECTION PROCEEDS PROPERLY
- The presidential election in Armenia proceeds properly. No violations have been fixed yet, said Vladimir Rushaylo, head of the CIS IPA observation mission. “We met with OSCE mission members in one of the polling stations and exchanged views on the election process,” he said, adding that detailed assessment on the election process will be given when the polling stations close, IA Regnum reports.
Headlines for February 19, 2008
ARMENIA ELECTING PRESIDENT
The presidential election in Armenia kicked off at 8 a.m. today. 1923 polling stations opened throughout the republic. The Central Electoral Committee will go on the air every three hours during the day ...KOCHARIAN: I VOTED FOR STABILITY AND GLORY OF ARMENIA
“I think no one doubts who I voted for. I did vote for stability and glory of Armenia,” RA President Robert Kocharian said after voting. “The presidential election will be an ordeal for Armenia. We must ...11.2 % OF VOTERS ATTENDED POLLING STATIONS BY 11 A.M.
265.533 voters (11.2 %) have attended polling stations by 11 a.m., CEC Spokesman Hamlet Hambaryan said. The Central Electoral Committee will go on the air every three hours during the day and every hour ...KOSOVO RECOGNITION PARADE KICKED OFF
The U.S. and the European Union’s biggest powers quickly recognized Kosovo as an independent nation Monday, widening a split with Russia, China and some EU members strongly opposed to letting the territory ...SERZH SARGSYAN: PEOPLE SHOULD BELIEVE IN ELECTION RESULTS
People should believe in results of today’s presidential election, RA Prime Minister, presidential candidate Serzh Sargsyan said. “I hope that elections will be over today,” he said. When asked to comment ...SERBIA RECALLS AMBASSADORS FROM STATES WHICH RECOGNIZED KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
Belgrade has recalled its ambassador from the U.S. over Washington’s recognition of Kosovo, as the rift among the international community deepened on Tuesday. "We feel that this is a travesty of international ...RA FM HOPES FOR NORMAL ELECTION
“I hope this will be a good election and we will have a legitimate President,” Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said after voting. “I voted for peace, consistency, security and development of ...BAN KI-MOON: INDEPENDENCE IS RECOGNIZED BY STATES BUT NOT BY UN SECRETARIAT
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) will continue to administer Kosovo in accordance with a mandate authorized by Security Council resolution 1244. Speaking to ...ARMENIA’S FIRST PRESIDENT CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
“According to the data I possess, the authorities are marring the elections,” Armenia’s first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan said on February 19. “Struggle up to the end supposes struggle until real ...NKR WILL BE RECOGNIZED IRRESPECTIVE OF KOSOVO DEVELOPMENTS
The Nagorno Karabakh Republic will be recognized as an independent state irrespective of Kosovo’s status, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian told reporters today. “The NKR precedent ...VAHAN HOVHANNISIAN HOPES FOR QUIET AND FAIR ELECTION
“I am geared up for victory, although I do not know how many votes I will receive,” ARF Dashnaktsutyun presidential candidate Vahan Hovhannisian said. He said he hopes for a quiet and fair election. ...U.S. TURKS WANT TO CHANGE TURKEY’S IMAGE
A Washington-based organization is spearheading a drive to correct what it sees as common misconceptions about Turkey, hoping to change how Americans see the massacre of Armenians in World War I and educate ...36,48% OF VOTERS ATTENDED POLLING STATIONS BY 2 P.M.
36,48% of voters have attended polling stations by 2 p.m., CEC Spokesman Hamlet Hambaryan said. The Central Electoral Committee will go on the air every three hours during the day and every hour after ...GAZ DE FRANCE RECALLED ITS APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN NABUCCO GAS PIPELINE PROJECT
Gaz de France has recalled its application for participation in Nabucco gas pipeline project, French Trade Minister Herve Novelli said in Istanbul. “We have recalled our application because we think ...KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE OPENS PANDORA’S BOX IN CAUCASUS
“Kosovo’s independence opens Pandora’s box and re-opens wounds in the countries that emerged after the USSR decline. Kosovo is an urgent topic in at least six states: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldavia, ...RUSHAYLO: ELECTION PROCEEDS PROPERLY
The presidential election in Armenia proceeds properly. No violations have been fixed yet, said Vladimir Rushaylo, head of the CIS IPA observation mission. “We met with OSCE mission members in one of ...U.S: KARABAKH STATUS SHOULD BE DETERMINED VIA INTERNATIONAL TALKS
After unilateral proclamation of Kosovo independence that was recognized by over 20 states pushed Washington to speak out about Nagorno Karabakh’s status. “The future status of Nagorno Karabakh should ...ALEXANDER LEBEDEV: ELECTION PROCEEDS IN LINE WITH RA ELECTORAL LEGISLATION
Armenian President Robert Kocharian met Tuesday with Alexander Lebedev, the head of the CIS observation mission, the RA leader’s press office said. “Our observers attended many polling stations and spoke ...57,14% HAVE ATTENDED POLLING STATIONS BY 5 P.M.
1 357 664 voters (57,14%) have attended polling stations by 5 p.m., CEC spokesman Karen Poladyan said. The Central Electoral Committee goes on the air every three hours during the day. After midnight ...KOSOVO SERBS ATTACK UN MISSION
Kosovo Serbs have set fire to two border crossings to protest against Kosovo's declaration of independence. The attacks took place at the northern Jarinje and Banja crossings, manned by United Nations ...TURKEY WILL CONTINUE BOMBING KURDS
Turkey is still going to bomb Kurdish rebels’ facilities in northern Iraq, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan. The terms of the operation will depend on weather conditions, he said. “Combating Kurdish ...NATO FORCES DEPLOYED AT KOSOVO-SERBIA BORDER
NATO peacekeepers in newly independent Kosovo intervened on Tuesday as Serb mobs opposed to its secession attacked border posts and police fled. Serbs burned down one border post and were attacking a ...POLLING STATIONS CLOSE IN ARMENIA
The presidential election is over in Armenia. All of 1923 polling stations closed at 8 p.m. The CEC has received two complaints and one report that will not affect the final outcome of the election, ...ARMENIA ELECTION: EXIT-POLL RESULTS PUBLISHED
Populus British organization, which conducted exit-poll by order of the Public Television of Armenia has published the data from 126 polling stations. According to exit-poll, Serzh Sargsyan is leading ...69,25% OF VOTERS PARTICIPATED IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
According to the RA CEC, 1 million 641 thousand 672 of voters (69,25%) participated in the presidential election, CEC spokesman Abram Bakhchagulyan said. The polling stations closed at 8 p.m. local time. ...RA FIRST PRESIDENT’S TEAM ANNOUNCES VICTORY
Head of Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s headquarters, Alexander Arzumanyan said today in Yerevan that “we won the presidential election in Armenia.” “We won the elections despite all efforts of the cleptocratic ...CEC PUBLISHED INITIAL PRELIMINARY OUTCOMES
The RA Central Electoral Committee published initial preliminary outcomes of the presidential election. CEC chairman Garegin Azaryan said votes from 38 polling stations were counted and divided as follows: ...EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: ARMENIA ELECTION MET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON THE WHOLE
The presidential election in Armenia proceeded in compliance with international standards, said Thomas Gruner, member of the European Parliament mission. “The elections were organized at a high level ...RA CEC PUBLISHES DATA BY MIDNIGHT
By midnight, the votes divided the following way: Artur Baghdassaryan – 12437 votes Artashes Geghamyan – 328 votes Tigran Karapetyan – 300 votes Aram Harutyunyan – 153 votes Vahan Hovhannisian ...EU FOREIGN MINISTERS APPROVED TURKEY’S REVISED ACCESSION PARTNERSHIP DOCUMENT
At a meeting in Brussels, European Union foreign ministers yesterday approved Turkey’s revised accession partnership document. A statement issued by the European Council on Foreign Relations said that ...ARMENIAN PROSECUTOR GENERAL’S OFFICE INITIATED CRIMINAL CASE FOR HAMPERING OBSERVERS’ ACTIVITY
The Armenian prosecutor general’s office initiated a criminal case for hampering the activity of MPs Armen Martirosyan, Zaruhi Postanjyan and Vartan Khachatryan, who observed the presidential election, ...SERZH SARGSYAN LEADING IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan is leading in the presidential race. By 2 a.m. the votes divided the following way. Artur Baghdassaryan – 74 016 votes Artashes Geghamyan – 1710 votes Tigran ...SERBIA URGED OSCE TO CONDEMN KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
Serbia’s foreign minister Vuk Jeremic urged members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation to condemn Kosovo’s declaration of independence and vowed Tuesday that the nascent nation would remain ...TER-PETROSYAN’S STAFF MEMBERS DISAGREE WITH CEC DATA
“Ter-Petrosyan’s team disagrees with the data provided by the RA CEC,” the candidate’s staff member, Haykakan Zhamanak editor Nikol Pashinyan told a press conference today. “The election was held with ...RA CEC: BALANCE OF FORCES NOT CHANGING
According to the data provided by the RA CEC by 3 a.m., Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan claims victory in the RA presidential election. 662 136 of votes have been counted, CEC deputy chair Harutyun Shahbazyan ...
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