AS CHAIRMAN OF CHOICE IS YOURS NGO AFFIRMS, MUCH MORE VIOLATIONS WILL BE COMMITTED DURING ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN

Noyan Tapan
Mar 30 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 30, NOYAN TAPAN. In the parliamentary elections to
be held on May 12 much more violations will be committed during the
electoral campaign than on the elections day. Haroutiun Hambartsumian,
Chairman of Choice is Yours NGO, gave assurance at the March 30
discussion on the subject Armenia on the Threshold of Elections.

In his words, the NGO will start its long-term observation mission as
the agitation campaign starts officially, from April 8. In particular,
all sittings of district electoral commissions will be observed. In
H. Hambartsumian’s words, the necessity of this is conditioned by
amended Electoral Code’s provision, which permits electoral commissions
to make decisions under conditions of no quorum in that period.

H. Hambartsumian said that there were a great number of complaints
connected with electoral rolls in Armavir Mayor’s elections held
lately, so the organization will also touch upon issues connected with
electoral rolls. He said that during the whole period of agitation
campaign Choice is Yours organization will periodically present the
results of its observations.