YEREVAN.- Leader of Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian submitted Monday, 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 spokesperson Ermine Harutyunyan informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. 

Hovannisian is a self-nominated presidential candidate.

To note, pursuant to the Electoral Code, the formal nominations can be submitted to the CEC until January 4, 2013. Subsequently, the presidential candidates will be registered between January 4 and 14. 

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, Pavlik Sargsyan, head of national press club Narine Mkrtchyan, former Karabakh FM Arman Melikyan, Taron Abrahamyan and Robert Simonyan  have already submitted their formal nominations to the Central Electoral Commission.