Serzh Sargsyan Lost in Kapan, While in Qajaran..

The incumbent president lost the elections to 'Heritage' faction candidate Raffi Hovhannisian in the mining town on Kapan, Syunik Region. Serzh Sargsyan got 7274 votes or 42.1%, while Serzh Sargsyan got 9375 votes or 54.3%.  For the first time within recent years the electorate in Qajaran town also shared their votes, where Raffi Hovhannisian got 45.7%, while the incumbent president – 52.53%. As the Syunyats Yerkir newspaper writes “…It's evident that after people were robbed in 2004 through holding so-called privatization of Zamgezour copper and molybdenum combine, people started waking up. In 2008 Qajaran people hoped that Serzh Sargsyan will return what has been grabbed, nevertheless, their expectations haven't been lived up to...,” the newspaper writes. The votes Serzh Sargsyan gathered in other towns - Goris, Meghri and Agarak are as follows: 7250 votes (71.5%,) 1787 votes (67.72%), 2925 votes (84.27%), respectively.