Presidential elections were held in

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

for the first time on 17 October 1991. The result was a victory for

Levon Ter-Petrosyan Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan (; born 9 January 1946), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician and historian who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998. A senior researcher at the Matena ...

, who won 83% of the vote. Turnout was 70%.

Results

Zori Balayan withdrew before election day but remained on the ballot.A Proud Day for Armenia as It Chooses First President : Politics: But for the Soviet Union, it’s yet another episode in the crumbling of the edifice.
Los Angeles Times, 17 October 199

References

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Presidential elections in Armenia

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1990s in Armenian politics Election and referendum articles with incomplete results