the vote is seen as a choice between him and his main rival who led armenia betand is close to vladimirutin. many have cast their ballots to prevent a return of old elites. the sentiment echoed on the streets of the capital. >> winning 53.92% of the votes in the snap election, the civil contract party has held onto party. only 49% cast ballots. >> i want to once again express my gratitude and admiration to all the citizens of the republic of armenia. because, after going to cruel challenges, we have become united again. and now the time has come to restor sociaand national unity. >> the former president's armenia lines took 21.4% of the vote. he questioned the results credibility on sunday. he's a native of the central concern of the region. his win comes in the wake of months of protests calling for his resignation after signing of a peace deal to end the conflict with our suppression. -- over azerbaijan. under the agreement, azerbaijan regained control of territory it had lost in the 1990's. in november last year, he said the deal was extreme the painful for himut necessary under the