YEREVAN. - Former Karabakh Foreign Minister Arman Melikyan submitted Saturday, to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), his formal nomination for the presidential elections to be held in the country on February 18, 2013, the CEC informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. 

According to information at agency’s disposal, member of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), head of Freedom party Hrant Bagratyan will submit his nomination, too.

Non-party affiliate Mher Hayrapetyan, epos specialist Vardan Sedrakyan, National Self-Determination Union Chairman Paruyr Hayrikyan, incumbent President—and ruling Republican Party leader—Serzh Sargsyan, National Accord party Chairman Aram Harutyunyan and independent candidate Andreas Ghukasyan, independent candidate Pavlik Sargsyan and head of national press club Narine Mkrtchyan have already submitted their formal nominations to the Central Electoral Commission.