The Central Electoral Commission has already issues the preliminary data (by polling stations) of the results of the referendum on constitutional amendments held in Armenia on December 6. The examination of the data showed that the citizens attending the referendum in some polling stations out of 1997 voted only “yes”. For example, in No. 18/48 polling station located in Vardashat community, Ararat marz, headed by Rubik Abrahamyan, 127 out of 143 voters said “yes” to the constitutional amendments. In the polling station No. 39/53 located in Gndevaz community of Vayots Dzor marz (governor Harutyun Sargsyan), 513 voters out of 645 voted for the reforms initiated by the ruling party. 4 ballots were declared cancelled. The polling stations where people have mostly voted only in favor of “Yes” are in the Syunik marz headed by Surik Khachatryan. The examination showed 6 such precincts. In the polling station No. 37/30 location in Nerkin Kndzoresk, Syunik marz, 823 voters out of 845 attended the polling station and all of them voted “yes”. One ballot was declared cancelled. In the polling station No. 37/43 (Kashuni community), 18 out of 20 registered voters attended and voted “yes”. The polling station No. 37/56 located in Tanhat community, 22 out of 38 register voters attended and voted “yes” to the referendum. The same snapshot was in Goris Penitentiary facility (No. 37/77). All the detainees have said ‘yes’. The polling station No. 38/31 located in Khndranz registered 43 voters, 42 of them voted “yes” and one ballot was declared cancelled. And the polling station No. 38/69 located in Gudemnis, 28 registered voters attended and all of them voted unanimously for the parliamentary system of government.
Ashot ISRAELYAN
