ArmInfo.The Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, in the early parliamentary elections in Armenia, voted at the 14/11 polling station in Echmiadzin. About this on his Facebook page reported priest Vahram Melikyan. After voting in an interview with journalists, His Holiness said that while praying for stability, peace and progress in the country, he voted for people's life in safety, love and harmony.
"Let the Lord bless our country and all Armenians over the world," declared His Holiness. On December 9, early elections to the National Assembly of Armenia are held. The voter lists included 2592479 people. 465 people by electronic voting have already managed to fulfill their civic duty, having voted between November 30 and December 2.
In total, 9 political parties and 2 blocs participate in the voting. 12 people are running for parliament from national minorities. Of the 2010 polling stations, 12 have opened in penal institutions. Of the 20090 representatives of polling stations, 94 did not show up. In total, each polling station was formed of 10 people - the chairman of the polling station, his deputies and members. In total, 505 international observers from 8 international organizations and 17813 local observers from 22 public organizations observe the elections. In addition, 77 citizens of foreign countries also observe the election process. 1200 local journalists representing 70 domestic media and 80 foreign journalists from 31 media cover the election process.