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Parliamentary elections have begun in Armenia.

Axar.az reports that 2,500 polling stations opened across the country at 8:00 a.m. local time.

The Central Election Commission has registered 16 parties and two blocs to participate in the vote.

Polling stations will close at 8:00 p.m. The Central Election Commission is expected to release preliminary results the following day, while final results will be announced no later than seven days later.

According to official data, around 2.5 million citizens are eligible to vote.

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Parliamentary elections in Armenia have concluded, with all 2,005 polling stations across the country closing at 8:00 p.m.

A total of 1,224,957 citizens were reported to have cast their votes.

Observers note that voter turnout was relatively higher compared to the previous two parliamentary elections.