24 POLITICAL PARTIES AND ONE ALLIANCE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS

KarabakhOpen
29-03-2007 18:34:50

27 political parties and one alliance had been nominated for the
parliamentary election on May 12. March 28 was the deadline of
submitting documents for registration. By the deadline 24 political
parties and one alliance had submitted the documents with the Central
Electoral Commission. On April 2-7 the CEC will study the documents
and make a decision on registering or not.

The following parties have submitted documents for
registration. National Democratic Party (Shavarsh Kocharyan), National
Agreement Party (Aram Harutiunyan), National Solidarity Party (Artashes
Geghamyan), Bargavach Hayastan Party (Gagik Tsarukyan), Dashink Party
(Samvel Babayan), Heritage Party (Raffi Hovannisian), Democratic
Way Party (Manuk Gasparyan), Impeachment Alliance (Nicol Pashinyan),
ARF Dashnaktsutyun (Armen Rustamyan), Progressive Party of Armenia
(Tigran Urikhanyan), Democratic Party of Armenia (Aram Sargsyan),
Youth Party of Armenia (Sargis Asatryan), People’s Party of Armenia
(Stepan Demirchyan), Communist Party of Armenia (Ruben Tovmasyan),
Republican Party of Armenia (Andranik Margaryan, Serge Sargsyan),
Marxist Party of Armenia (Davit Hakobyan), All-Armenian Movement Party
(Ararat Zurabyan), Republic Party (Aram Sargsyan), United Labor Party
(Gurgen Arsenyan), United Liberal National Party (Levon Martirosyan),
Nor Jamanakner Party (Aram Karapetyan), Social Democratic Henchak
Party (Lyudmila Sargsyan), Christian Democratic Rebirth Party (Mkrtich
Gimishyan), Orinats Yerkir Party (Arthur Baghdasaryan).

The leader of the Progressive Party of Armenia Tigran Urikhanyan kept
his promise and withdrew his candidacy. Three other members of this
party Hamazasp Uzunyan, Nuneh Ghumashyan and Armen Martirosyan running
for parliament under the majority system withdrew from the race as
well. Sonya Gevorgyan and Victor Martirosyan (Orinats Yerkir), Ananik
Nikoghosyan, Sargis Tamazyan, Victor Mirumyan (All-Armenian Movement)
left the race. Nshan Vagharshakyan from Bargavach Hayastan Party and
Arshak Sadoyan, the leader of the Alliance of National Democrats, will
not run in the parliamentary election under the majority system. The
vice president of Vedi Alco Armen Ghazaryan will not compete with
the owner of Vedi Alco Manvel Ghazaryan at electoral district 18. In
electoral district 13 heated struggle was expected among the freedom
fighter Manvel Eghiazaryan, Republican Armen Purtoyan, and Edward
Madatyan who is wanted by the police. The freedom fighter changed
his mind and did not submit the documents for registration.