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Armenia leader to win election, rival cries foul

Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian was set for a triumphant re-election Monday in polls seen as a crucial democratic test for the ex-Soviet state but which the opposition claimed were plagued by multiple violations. Sarkisian, president since 2008, was set to win another five-year term with 58 percent support.

Armenian Free Society Institute Strengthens Election Monitoring with International Experts

YEREVAN, Armenia, February 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A high-level team of independent foreign parliamentarians and other experts has set out from Yerevan to assess Armenia’s adherence to international election standards in the nation’s presidential election being held today (18 February).