14:58
18.2.2013
Global Voices Caucasus editor, Onnik Krikorian claims that the Twitter accounts that have hijacked #armvote13 belong to IRELI, Azerbaijan's state-funded equivalent of the pro-Putin youth movement Nashi.
Pro-Aliyev IRELI hijack the #armvote13 hashtag, but in doing so ironically risk helping Armenian President by drowning out #CivSoc voices.
— Onnik Krikorian (@onewmphoto) February 18, 2013
15:27
18.2.2013
Useful hashtag analysis of #armvote13 by Katy Pearce.
Katy Pearce is an assistant professor of communication at the University of Washington who studies the use of Internet technologies in the former Soviet Union.#armvote13 hashtag got taken over – looks suspicious katypearce.net/cv/armvote13-h…
— Katy Pearce (@katypearce) February 18, 2013
15:39
18.2.2013
Tigran Mukuchyan is chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).Mukuchian says wiping the election seals off the passports is illegal #armvote13 azatutyun.am
— Artur Papyan (@ditord) February 18, 2013
15:43
18.2.2013
Most serious incident report so far: of ballot stuffing in Artashat. 1 witness, denied by electoral official #armvote13 ow.ly/hOpqr
— Artur Papyan (@ditord) February 18, 2013
16:16
18.2.2013
UPDATE: The stamp in the passport that we reported on earlier serves as an additional security measure as voters have to sign participation lists. Therefore, if someone wipes the seal off and goes to the polling station to vote again, they may be caught by the police. RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports that they do not have evidence that this technique has been applied to forge votes.
16:32
18.2.2013
49.81% of eligible voters have voted by 17:00 according to the Central Electoral Commission #armvote13
— Ազատություն ռ/կ (@armenialiberty) February 18, 2013
16:35
18.2.2013
Via RFE/RL's Armenian Service:
“We are seeing the best ever presidential elections with minimal violations,” says Eduard Sharmazanov, spokesman for ruling party.
“We are seeing the best ever presidential elections with minimal violations,” says Eduard Sharmazanov, spokesman for ruling party.
16:49
18.2.2013
15 minutes before the poll stations close. #armvote13
— Vachagan Gratian (@vgratian) February 18, 2013
17:09
18.2.2013
The polls have now officially closed. The first official results on turnout are expected to be announced at 12:00 local time, 15:00 EST.
17:09
18.2.2013
BREAKING: Exit poll shows Armenian President Serge Sarkisian re-elected for a second term.
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 18, 2013