The total number of voters at T presidential elections of the Artsakh Republic on March 31 was 104,348, the voter turnout was 76,728. Srbuhi Arzumanyan, Chairperson of the Artsakh Central Electoral Commission, stated about this at a news conference on April 1.
Artsakh goes to second round to elect president
STEPANAKERT, APRIL 1, ARTSAKHPRESS: “None of the presidential candidates of Artsakh has passed the 50+1 percent threshold.
A second round of the presidential elections shall be held, which will take place on April 14,” she said. Arayik Harutyunyan, a former Cabinet minister and the leader of the Free Fatherland Party, garnered most of the votes - 36076 votes or 49,26%. Incumbent foreign minister Masis Mayilyan garnered 26,4% of votes. The third most popular candidate in the polls was Vitaly Balasanyan with 14,7%. The other candidates gained little votes.
