Armenian opposition don't believe in poll data of presidential vote
The representatives of campaign headquarters of presidential candidate Raffi Ovannisyan don't believe in the results of exit poll, according to which incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan scored 58% of the votes, Interfax news agency reported.
"I absolutely don't believe in these data," said representative of Ovannisyan headquarters, Armen Martirosyan to the journalists.
According to exit poll data, held by The Gallup Organization, the head of opposition party "Heritage", former Foreign Minister, Raffi Ovannisyan scored 32% of the votes. Other candidates have not commented the situation yet.
The sixth Armenian presidential election was held on Monday, Feb 18, from 08:00 to 20:00 local time. The head of state is elected for five years.
Those running for the presidency are the incumbent president and ruling Republican Party leader Serzh Sargsyan, former Prime Minister Grant Bagratyan, chairman of the Heritage Party Raffi Ovannisyan, Paruyr Hayrikyan, Arman Melikyan, Andrias Ghukasyan and Vardan Setrakyan.