Armenian presidential election, 1991

Armenian presidential election, 1991

October 17, 1991 (1991-10-17)

180x180px Nominee Levon Ter-Petrosyan Paruyr Hayrikyan Party HHSh UNSD Percentage 83% 7%

Elected President Levon Ter-Petrosyan HHSh

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Armenia on 17 October 1991. The result was a victory for Levon Ter-Petrossian, who won 83% of the vote. Turnout was 70%.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Levon Ter-Petrosyan	Pan-Armenian National Movement		83.0
Paruyr Hayrikyan	Union for National Self-Determination		7.2
Sos Sargsyan	Armenian Revolutionary Federation		4.3
Zori Balayan			0.45
Rafael Ghazaryan			0.39
Ashot Navasardyan	Republican Party of Armenia		0.16
Total		1,260,433	100
Source: Nohlen et al.