ONE BLOC AND 24 PARTIES APPLY TO RUN IN ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

Mediamax news agency
29 Mar 07

Yerevan, 29 March: Three out of 27 parties that applied for
participation in the forthcoming 12 May parliamentary election in
Armenia did not present necessary registration documents to the
Central Electoral Commission.

The parties left out were the Liberal Progressive Party, the United
Progressive Communist Party of Armenia and the Armenians’ Motherland
Party.

The necessary documents were presented to the Central Electoral
Commission by 24 parties and one bloc.

The parties are the National Democratic Party, National Unity
Party, Prosperous Armenia Party, Dashinq Party, Heritage Party,
Democratic Path Party, Impeachment bloc, Progressive Party, Youth
Party of Armenia, National Party of Armenia, Communist Party of
Armenia, Democratic Party of Armenia, Republican Party of Armenia,
Marxist Party of Armenia, [Armenian Revolutionary Federation-]
Dashnaktsutyun Party, Armenian Pan-National Movement, Republic Party,
United Labour Party, United Liberal-National Party, New Times Party,
Hnchak Social-Democratic Party of Armenia, Christian Democratic Revival
Party, Orinats Yerkir (Law-Governed Country) Party, and National Party.

The registration of parliamentary candidates under the proportional
representation and the first-past-the-post systems will take place
from 2 to 7 April.