Nikol Pashinian lost by-elections to Armenian Parliament

Armenia's Central Election Commission has issued the results for by-elections to Armenian Parliament, according to which some 13 380 voters went to the polls.

The report showed that a member of Armenian Party of the National Unity, Ara Simonian, won the elections after 7622 voters picked him.

Nikol Pashinian, a chief editor of the oppositional Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper and a defendant in the case of March 1 2008 clashes, lost with 5023 votes.

The head of the Marxist Party of Armenia David Hakobyan received 299 votes.