CONTROL AND AUDIT SERVICE

Azat Artsakh – Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
01 June 05

According to Article 27 of the NKR Electoral Code, on April 19 the
Control and Audit Service was set up under the NKR Central Election
Committee to control the adequate use of the means provided for the
election committees, the election deposits and expenses. The head of
the service is the vice chairman of the Central Election Committee,
Seyran Hayrapetian. According to the member of the staff of the
service, Rita Alexanian, almost all the political parties running for
the election have opened special temporary accounts in Artsakhbank.
Of the 111 candidates standing for parliament under the majority
system 55 have opened bank accounts. According to the NKR Electoral
Code, the election costs are covered on the private means of the
candidate, the means provided by the political party which nominates
the candidate, voluntary payments by natural and legal persons.
According to Rita Alexanian, candidates have the right to deposit a
sum equal to the minimum salary 200 times, the alliances of political
parties – the minimum salary 500 times. Natural persons can
deposit a sum equal to the minimum salary 10 times, and legal persons
– the minimum salary 30 times. In the election campaign
candidates may spend not more than a sum equal to the minimum salary
1000 times, and the party – not more than the minimum salary
12000 times. The Control and Audit Service receives information about
the payments to the election deposits of candidates and political
parties from Artsakhbank every three days.

NVARD OJANJANIAN.
01-06-2005