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Applications for recounting of votes in 78 precincts have been received from 11 regional commissions since the December 6 referendum on constitutional amendments in Armenia, according to the press service of Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC). 

Another three regional commissions received applications with the request to declare the voting results invalid.

All the applications will be examined in accordance with the prescribed order and within the period established by law. 

To remind, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia published the preliminary results of the referendum on the amendments to the Constitution of Armenia after the ballots from all 1,997 polling stations across Armenia have been processed. According to the website of CEC, 825,622 voters (63.35% of the referendum participants or 32.17% of the citizens included in the voter lists) voted for the reform. 421,593 voters (32.35% of the participants or 16.42% of the citizens included in the voter lists) voted against. The Head of Armenia’s CEC Tigran Mukuchyan said that 1,296,368 voters or 50.51% of the total number of the citizens eligible for participation in the referendum voted as of 8:00 pm, December 6.