Armenian Police Say Receive 144 Reports Of Suspected Irregularities In Sunday Elections

YEREVAN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 10th December, 2018) The Armenian police have received 144 reports of suspected irregularities during the Sunday snap parliamentary elections, the chief of the inspection department of the country's police said.

"On the election day, the police have registered 144 reports, including 58 of them reporting offenses and 86 others not containing obvious indications of crime, but which are subject to verification," Col. Ashot Sargsyan said at the Central Electoral Commission (CEC)'s briefing.

The snap parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on Sunday for the first time in the country's history. Earlier in the day, CEC Chairman Tigran Mukuchyan announced that the turnout in the elections totaled 48.63 percent.

The turnout in the 2017 parliamentary elections amounted to 60.86 percent.