Armenian CEC names four likely winners in parliament polls  

The chairman of Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) on Monday announced the preliminary results in yesterday’s parliamentary election, naming four political forces with high chances win seats in the National Assembly.

Tigran Mukuchyan said that the Republican Party of Armenia is the absolute leader with 49.15% of votes; the Tsarukyan Alliance, with 27.37%, comes in the second followed by the political bloc Yelk (Way Out – 7.78%) and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun (6.58%)

Mukuchyan added that the still expect tabulated voting results from four electoral precincts. 

The other political forces running for election were the Communist Party of Armenia, the Free Democrats, the Armenian Renaissance party, and the political blocs Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanyan and Congress-People’s Party of Armenia.