Armenian President and Speaker of National Assembly voted in early  parliamentary elections

ArmInfo.Armenian President Armen Sarkissian voted in the early parliamentary elections at 9/59 polling station.

Yesterday the RA President appealed to his compatriots, urging "all  parties and blocs participating in the elections, all candidates for  lawmakers to be restrained and prudent in their actions and behavior,  to call for restraint also on their comrades-in-arms and supporters,  to show tolerance and respect, not to violate the boundaries of  morality in political purposes ".

The Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Ararat Mirzoyan, who occupies  the second line in the electoral list of the ruling Civil Contract  party, also voted at the 8/07 polling station.  Extraordinary  elections to the National Assembly of the 8th convocation have  started in Armenia. From 08.00am local time, 2008 polling stations  were opened throughout the republic in 38 territorial districts.  479  are located in Yerevan, another 1529 - in the regions

According to the Armenian police, 2 million 578 thousand 678 people  are registered in the voter register 2.578 million citizens have the  right to participate in elections - more than 855 thousand in  Yerevan.  According to the law, citizens of the Republic of Armenia  who are abroad will not be able to vote in elections (with the  exception of the heads and employees of foreign diplomatic missions  of Armenia, military personnel on long business trips or training in  foreign countries, as well as members of their families).

Electronic voting in early parliamentary elections began on June 11  and ended on June 13. 363 people have the right to participate in  elections electronically (employees of diplomatic missions and  members of their families).

The elections will be held on a 100% proportional system. Passage  barrier for parties set at 5%, for alliances - 7%. There is no  turnout threshold.

68 foreign and 50 local media will cover the elections in Armenia,.  The election observation mission will be carried out by 8  international and 19 local organizations. 25 political forces are  taking part in the elections: 4 blocs and 21 parties.