17 organizations to monitor Armenian presidential polls

5 international and 12 local organizations will monitor the presidential polls of Armenia on February 18. The International Expert Center for Electoral Systems, OSCE ODIHR, PACE and the Parliamentary Assembly of the CIS Monitoring Mission will take part in the process, as stated by Armenian Report.

8 candidates are running for president: President Serzh Sargsyan, former PM and leader of the Freedom Party Grant Bagratyan, former Foreign Minister and leader of the Heritage Party Raffi Ovannisyan, leader of theNational Self-Identification Union Paruyr Ayrikyan, former Foreign Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Arman Melikyan, a political analyst of Radio Hay Andreas Gukasyan, a researcher of epos VardanSedrakyan and leader of the National Consent Party Aram Arutyunyan.