Wednesday, April 15 2020 12:56

ArmInfo. The second round of elections in Artsakh was held in a much more relaxed environment. This is due to the fact that the number of presidential candidates  was less, and to the fact that parliamentary elections were also held  in the first round. Head of the observation mission from the National  Assembly of Armenia, Vice-Speaker of the parliament, and MP from the  "My Step" ruling bloc Alen Simonyan stated at a press conference in  Stepanakert on April 15.

According to him, this time, the calls of the candidates also had  their effect. <One candidate called for no participation at all in  the election, while another called for vulnerable groups to abstain  from voting. However, the turnout was almost 45%.

Of course, we have a lot to do, both in the first and in the second  round. However, the election results reflect the position of Artsakh  citizens. Yes, various observation missions recorded various  violations during the election, including photographing of ballots,  however, almost all candidates recognize the results of the  elections. We consider the elections in Artsakh as lawful >,   the Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia  concluded.

To note, the second round of presidential elections held in Artsakh  yesterday. Arayik Harutyunyan, who won 49.26% of the vote in the  first round, and Foreign Minister of the Artsakh Republic Masis  Mayilyan, who vwon 26.4%, entered the second round. According to the  Artsakh Central Election Commission, as of 20 April 14, 47050 (44.9%)  voters participated in the second round of the presidential election  in Artsakh. A little more than 103 thousand citizens of Artsakh had  the right to take part in the elections. According to preliminary  data of the Artsakh Central Election Commission, Harutyunyan won  84.5% of the vote.