135 PEOPLE ARE REGISTERED AS CADIDATES FOR DEPUTY FROM 141 ONES NOMINATED FOR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BY MAJORITARIAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM

Noyan Tapan
Apr 06 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. 135 people were registered as
candidates for deputy from the 141 ones nominated and presented
documents for registration at the 41 electoral districts for the May
12 parliamentary elections. Each of electoral districts No8, 11, 13,
22, 31, 35 did not register one candidate.

Former Minister of Transport and Communication, non-partisan Eduard
Madatian (electoral district No 13), member of the United Labour Party
Samvel Hovsepian who is more known as Admiral (electoral district
No8), are, particularly, among the pretenders remained out of the
electoral struggle.

As a result one candidate, correspondingly, NA deputies, non-partisan
Hakob Hakobian elected from the Yerevan community of Malatia-Sebastia
and RPA member Armen Purtoyan will pretent for the deputy mandate at
each of Yerevan electoral districts No8 and 13. So, one candidate
will participate in the elections in each of 7 electoral districts
from the total number of 41. 6 of them are deputies of the NA of
present convention.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress