Armenian presidential elections, 2008

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:election
gptkbp:controversy allegations of fraud
gptkbp:date March 1, 2008
April 9, 2008
February 20, 2008
gptkbp:deathPlace 10
gptkbp:electionYear gptkb:Central_Electoral_Commission_of_Armenia
February 17, 2008
December 2007
controversial
2 months
divided
disputed
presidential election
reported
filed
two-round system
February 20, 2008
court involvement
political reforms proposed
first election after the 2007 parliamentary elections
by_OSCE
gptkbp:firstAscent 25.7%
52.8%
gptkbp:firstMatch not applicable
February 19, 2008
gptkbp:followedBy 2013 Armenian presidential election
gptkbp:heldIn February 19, 2008
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-Soviet_Armenia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armenian presidential elections, 2008
gptkbp:internationalClassification condemnation of violence
gptkbp:internationalCooperation present
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor mixed
occurred
gptkbp:majorIndustry political stability
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableFeature 8
Levon Ter-Petrosyan
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 823,000
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation heightened
gptkbp:politicalParty multiple parties
50% + 1 vote
gptkbp:politicalRole increased tensions
political_landscape_of_Armenia
gptkbp:precededBy 2003 Armenian presidential election
gptkbp:runnerUp 370,000
gptkbp:state March 1, 2008
gptkbp:voterTurnout 2,500,000
21.5%
69.5%
gptkbp:winner Serzh Sargsyan