Live Blog: Armenia Votes For President

A good summary by RFE/RL's Armenian Service: "Authorities Declare Armenian Vote Clean Amid Opposition Complaints"

Via RFE/RL's Armenian Service:

Reported ballot stuffing at 17/5 polling station.

Up until 20:00, 60.1% of voters voted, reports CEC #armvote13 #Armenia

— CivilNet.AM (@CivilNetTV) February 18, 2013

Today at polling station #2/08:

Activist Artur Minasyan announced, "No to the criminal regime, freedom to the political prisoner Arakelyan" before eating his voting ballot.



Arakelyan, a leader of the opposition Armenian National Congress' youth wing was accused of attacking officers maintaining public order in the city center in August 2011. All of the activists except Tigran Arakelian were set free but may also be imprisoned pending their appeal.

Exit polls conducted by Gallup International (no, not *that* Gallup) say President Serzh Sarkisian has won a second five-year term. Ahead of the vote he was projected to win with nearly 70% of the vote. Exit polls have him at around 60%.

60.05% of eligible voters have voted according to official data released by Central Electoral Commission #armvote13 ow.ly/hOStF

— Artur Papyan (@ditord) February 18, 2013

We hosted a Google Hangout last week on today's elections from our Yerevan bureau. Our panel warned the polls would be "boring"

Presidential candidate #Raffi Hovannisian press conference live: livestream.com/a1plus #Armenia #armvote13

— Armen Devejian (@daddykool) February 18, 2013

Raffi talks a lot about the Armenian people and opened his speech w reference to #ArmenianGenocide #armvote13 very diff msg in EN than in AM

— Adrineh (@_adrineh_) February 18, 2013

More impressions from Raffi Hovannisian's press conference.

Hovhannisian calls on world to recognize rights of self determination of Nagorno-Karabakh and recognition of Arm. Genocide #armvote13

— Liana Aghajanian (@writepudding) February 18, 2013

Less than 5% of votes counted: Serzh Sarkissian is leading with 67% of the vote. Raffi Hovhannisian is second with 27% #Armvote

— Artur Papyan (@ditord) February 18, 2013