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YEREVAN, APRIL 14, ARMENPRESS. The voting in the second round of presidential elections in Artsakh has kicked off.
282 polling stations, including 1 in Yerevan for citizens of Artsakh, were opened as of 08:00, April 14.
President of the Free Fatherland Party Arayik Harutyunyan and incumbent Foreign Minister Masis Mayilyan are running for the presidency in the second round. They garnered 49,26% and 26,4% of votes respectively in the first round.
103,637 people are eligible to vote.
Mayilyan, however, has called on voters not to participate in the election due to the danger of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
As of the latest data, there are 6 cases of the infection in Artsakh. A state of emergency is enforced in the country.
Reporting by Norayr Shoghikyan
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan