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After a Short, Rocky Campaign, Armenians Vote Monday for President

After a Short, Rocky Campaign, Armenians Vote Monday for President

Armenians are voting for president on Monday. In a rarity for the former Soviet Union, Armenia will have a genuine multi-party contest. But the race has been rocky for this landlocked nation of 3.2 million people in the southern Caucasus. Of the eight original candidates, one has dropped out, a second refuses to vote, a third refuses to vote and is on hunger strike, a fourth was shot in an apparent assassination attempt, and a fifth fears arrest after Monday’s vote because he knew the suspected shooter.

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