Presidential elections were held in Armenia for the first time on 17 October 1991.[1] The result was a victory for Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who won 83% of the vote. Turnout was 70%.[2]
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Results
editZori Balayan withdrew before election day but remained on the ballot.[3]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon Ter-Petrosyan | Pan-Armenian National Movement | 83.0 | ||
| Paruyr Hayrikyan | Union for National Self-Determination | 7.2 | ||
| Sos Sargsyan | Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 4.3 | ||
| Ashot Navasardyan | Republican Party of Armenia | |||
| Rafael Ghazaryan | Independent | |||
| Zori Balayan | Independent | |||
| Against all | ||||
| Total | ||||
| Total votes | 1,260,433 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 70 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p329 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlen et al., p336
- ^ A Proud Day for Armenia as It Chooses First President : Politics: But for the Soviet Union, it’s yet another episode in the crumbling of the edifice. Los Angeles Times, 17 October 199