CEC REGISTERS ELECTORAL ROLLS OF 24 PARTIES AND 1 PREELECTION BLOC NOMINATED FOR PARTICIPATION IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BY PROPORTIONAL SYSTEM

Noyan Tapan
Apr 04 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. At the April 4 sitting RA Central
Electoral Commission (CEC) registered the electoral rolls of 24
parties and 1 electoral bloc nominated by proportional system for
the parliamentary elections, which in total included 1314 candidates.

With the exception of the Dashink (Alliance) Party, there were
no objections to registration of electoral rolls of all another
political forces, so, according to the Electoral Code, the latters
were considered as registered without voting.

Felix Khachatrian, representative of Ardarutiun (Justice) faction
in CEC, had objections in connection with Dashink. The objection,
in particular, regarded the certificate of Dashink Chairman Samvel
Babayan’s (he is the first figure on Dashink’s list) permanently
residing in Armenia for five years.

According to the certificate, the candidate lived in Stepanakert in
04.01.1994-11.09.2006 and in Yerevan from 15.09.2006. As F. Khachatrian
affirmed, this is a certificate showing that S. Babayan has not
lived in Armenia over the last 5 years. He proposed the Commission
suggesting that the candidate introduce certificate of the pattern
established for all candidates within 48-hour term established by
the Electoral Code. These objections, as well as his objections made
later in connection with registration of party’s electoral roll were
voted down, so the electoral roll was considered as registered. It
is noteworthy that besides F. Khachatrian, representative of Orinats
Yerkir faction in CEC, Sona Sargsian also voted for his objections.

As CEC Chairman Garegin Azarian stated at the sitting, at present
39 out of 41 district electoral commissions have already registered
candidates for deputacy nominated by majoritarian system, and the
sitting at another one district electoral commission is not over
yet. The deadline for candidates’ registration is April 7, 18:00,
so the list of candidates nominated by the majoritarian system will
be published soon.

And preelectoral agitation of candidates for deputacy is planned from
April 8 to May 10, 24:00.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress