ARMENIAN PARTIES SUBMIT CANDIDATE LISTS TO ELECTIONS COMMISSION

Interfax News Agency
Russia & CIS General Newswire
March 1, 2007 Thursday 2:13 PM MSK

The Armenian ruling party has submitted its list of parliament
candidates to the Central Elections Commission. The elections will
take place on May 13.

Prime Minister Andranik Margarian tops the candidate list of the
Republican Party, while party political council chief and Defense
Minister Serzh Sargsian ranks second, and party deputy chairman and
Speaker Tigran Torosian ranks third.

The Central Elections Commission has also received candidate lists
from the People’s Party of Stepan Dermichian, the National Unity Party
of Artashes Gegamian, and the opposition Republic Party of ex-premier
Aram Sarkisian.

Three large parties, including Prosperous Armenia and Dashnaktsutyun,
have not submitted their lists.

The canvassing campaign will start on March 4.