OSCE Observation Mission believes that the principle of competitiveness has not been fully ensured in the presidential elections in Armenia, RIA Novosti reported with reference to Agence France-Presse.
According to the results of the presidential elections held in Armenia on Monday, Serzh Sargsyan reelected as the president scoring 58.64 percent of the votes, First Foreign Minister of Armenia Raffi Hovannisian ranked second scoring 36.75 percent of votes, Former Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan ranked third scoring 2.15 percent.
The elections were observed by almost 7,000 representatives from 26 local social organizations and 12 international organizations, including OSCE ODIHR, CIS mission, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe, the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, International Expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).