YEREVAN. – About 1,000 prisoners in the 1,015 penitentiary institutions in Armenia have cast their vote, Armenian Ministry of Justice representative Gor Ghlechyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. He also added that votes are being counted and soon it will be clear they have voted for which candidate.

The agency has reported earlier that the voting is still going on in Nubarashen, Vradashen, Yerevan Kentron, Goris, Artik, Vanadzor, and Abovyan penitentiary institutions.

Note that on Monday the Presidential Elections were held in Armenia. Seven candidates were running for the presidency: the incumbent President and leader of ruling Republican Party Serzh Sargsyan, the leader of Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian, former Armenian Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan, head of the Association National Self-Determination Paruyr Hayrikyan, political scientist Andreas Ghukasyan, former Karabakh Foreign Minister Arman Melikyan and epos specialist Vardan Sedrakyan.