The presidential elections are over in Armenia and we were given a certain number (2% of votes), which is quite low. It looks like a defeat, however, I am proud for those 30,000 votes (in fact, I think there were 100,000), posted on his Facebook page Armenia’s former PM, presidential candidate Hrant Bagratyan.

“I realize that the authorities constantly attempt to seize my not so many votes, using electoral bribes, double voting and appalling electoral records. We will discuss our next formal steps,” he wrote. “In any case, this is not a victory, as this time I did not find the key to the victory. However, the authorities struggled not only for the victory of their candidate but also for securing the second and even the third places. Raffi [Hovhannisian] benefited from this opportunity. Bravo. At the end the authorities evidently changed their mind and tried to fight against his campaign. Alas, it was too late. At the moment the developments depend on him.”

According to the results of presidential elections, released by Armenian Central Electoral Commission, Armenia’s incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan will become the President of Armenia for the second term – next five years - as Sargsyan got over 771,669 votes.

To win in the first round, the candidate needs to receive 50% plus one vote. Taken into account that, according to the Chairman of Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission Tigran Mukuchyan, overall, 1 million 518 thousand 407 voters voted in Armenian Presidential Elections, Sargsyan has already received the majority of votes.

The second is former Armenian FM and Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovannisian with 36.77 percent (483,710 votes) of votes. Armenia’s former PM Hrant Bagratyan is on third position with 2.12 percent (27,933).

Paruyr Hayrikyan polled 1.23% (16,232) and is fourth.

Vardan Sedrakyan, Andreas Ghukasyan and Arman Melikyan got less than one percent of votes.

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.