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19 February 2003 - 12:01 AMT

ALL POLLING STATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OPENED IN ARMENIA AT 8 A.M.

At 8 a.m. all polling stations without exception were opened in Armenia, where elections of president are held today. As chairman of the central electoral commission of Armenia Artak Sahradian told the Public Television Company of Armenia, the initial hours of the vote proceed normally, without any excesses. No delay of opening the polling places is registered anywhere. The central electoral commission chairman noted that uninterrupted communication was available with all the regions of the republic. Radiotelephones are provided to the election centers where no telephone communication is available.