60267 VOTERS PARTICIPATED IN ELECTIONS

A1 Plus, 19 July, 2007

At 20 p.m. the presidential elections in Nagorno-Karabakh will be concluded. Raya Nazaryan, NKR Central Electoral Commission’s (CEC) Secretary released the CEC information on the process of 2007 NKR presidential elections at 17:00 p.m.

According to CEC, about 60267 voters of 91714 took part in the elections.

According to CEC Secretary, 14 complaints were submitted to the CEC by the presidential candidate Masis Mayilyan’s pre-election headquarters. 6 of them have already been answered, while the rest are being examined.

NKR Presidential elections: By 17:00 local time 65% of eligible citizens have voted

19.07.2007 17:51 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ By 17:00 local time 65% of eligible citizens have voted in the presidential elections of NKR, the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist was told in the NKR CEC (Central Electoral Commission). According to the Electoral Code of NKR, polling stations will be closed at 20:00 local time. Soon after it the CEC must provide information on processed bulletins every three hours.

Five candidates are running for the presidential post. Ex-Director of the NKR National Security Service Bako Sahakyan, former Deputy Foreign Minister Masis Mailyan, NKR NA member Armen Abgaryan, lecturer at the Artsakh State University professor Vanya Avanesyan and leader of Artsakhi Communist Party, head of the Control Service of the NKR Government’s Administration are running for the post.

Representatives from CIS unrecognized states are watching elections of NKR

19.07.2007 16:15 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Representatives from CIS unrecognized states are watching the presidentiasl elections on NKR. Representatives from Transdnestria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia have arrived in Stepanakert, the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist was told in the NKR CEC (Central Electoral Commission).

Representatives of non-governmental organizations and governmental structures from 12 countries participate in observation mission, including from Armenia, USA, Italy, Greece, Germany, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Macedonia, France, Great Britain and Croatia. Some representatives of world leading publications are also observing the electoral process of NKR.

By 14:00 local time 53% of voters participated in presidential elections of NKR

19.07.2007 16:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ By 14:00 local time (GMT+4) 53% of voters participated in the presidential elections of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist was told in NKR CEC (Central Electoral Commission).

According to the NKR electoral Code, in order for elections to be valid 25% of eligible citizens must vote, consequently, presidential elections in NKR are valid.

Five candidates are running for the presidential post. Ex-Director of the NKR National Security Service Bako Sahakyan, former Deputy Foreign Minister Masis Mailyan, NKR NA member Armen Abgaryan, lecturer at the Artsakh State University professor Vanya Avanesyan and leader of Artsakhi Communist Party, head of the Control Service of the NKR Government’s Administration are running for the post.

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Ghukassian: NKR holds elections for the whole nation and not for international community

19.07.2007 13:30 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “I am leaving the presidential post of Nagorno Karabakh with a sense that I have done my duty,” NKR President Arkadi Ghukassian stated on July 19 after having voted in one of the polling stations in Stepanakert. He also added, undoubtedly he did not have time to do everything.

Commenting on a CoE representative’s statement that the structure does not recognize the presidential elections in NKR, the President stated, “If the international community does not recognize electoral processes in our republic, let it offer an alternative. Or may be Ghukassian must proclaim himself a Turkmenbashi and rule fifty years,” he underlined adding that the NKR holds elections for the whole nation and not for the international community

Touching upon candidate Masis Mailyan’s statements on violations during campaign, the President said he had personally acquainted himself with them. A. Ghukassian stressed, “there is nothing serious there”. “Those are just tales, created by those who feel defeated. Unfortunately, the black PR reached and Nagorno Karabakh from Armenia. After all, we have rather negativism from Turkey and Azerbaijan,” he underscored.

According to A. Ghukassian, the future President of NKR will fully take the responsibility to settle the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and will make every efforts to join NKR to the negotiation process, IA Regnum reports.

ELECTIONS TOOK PLACE

A1 Plus, 19 July, 2007

Sergey Nasibyan, chairman of the NKR Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced that the elections took place, since more than 25% of the population participated in them.

By 11:00 a.m. the 24,5% took part in the elections – 22273 people of 91180 have elected.

More people participated in the elections in the region of Shahumyan – 44,5%. 37,41% participated in the region of Martakert.

Fewer people participated in the elections in Stepanakert – 15,6%, then in the region of Martuni – 22,3%.

According to Sergej Nasibyan, 6 appeals were presented at the CEC, which were investigated.

Interestingly, I assume by Shamumian they mean New Shahumian which is in fact, Kelbajar, one of the regions outside of Karabakh proper which international mediators appear to consider as going back to Azerbaijan in a peace deal.

Actually, the new Armenian population is insignificant there at present — less than a few thousand and dwindling by the day, but interesting to see they’re voting. People in Lachin, another region outside of Karabakh being settled mainly by vulnerable families from Armenia, should also be voting.