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    Armenian presidential candidate Ter-Petrosian challenges election results in court

    Interfax News Agency, Russia
    Russia & CIS General Newswire
    February 29, 2008 Friday 9:36 PM MSK

    YEREVAN Feb 29 -- Former Armenian President and presidential candidate
    Levon Ter-Petrosian has filed a suit with the Armenian Constitutional
    Court in an effort to challenge the results of the recent presidential
    election.

    "The suit filed by the candidate has been accepted for consideration,
    and the date for the hearing will be set later," Constitutional Court
    press secretary Ovannes Papikian told Interfax on Friday.

    In line with the law On the Constitutional Court, the court has to
    issue a ruling on disputes regarding results of presidential elections
    within ten days upon receiving an appeal.

    Tigran Karapetian, another presidential candidate, filed a similar
    suit with the Constitutional Court on February 28.

    Armenia held presidential elections on February 19, in which nine
    candidates ran. Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan was proclaimed the winner
    with 52.82% of the vote. Ter-Petrosian was said to have garnered 21.5%
    and Artur Bagdasarian 17.7%.

    Supporters of Ter-Petrosian have been protesting in Yerevan since
    February 20 demanding that the official election results be annulled
    and new elections held.
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