"APPARENT VIOLATIONS BY APRIL 8"

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[05:33 pm] 06 April, 2007

The report of the "Election is Yours" NGO will cover part of the
violations of the election campaign. To remind, the official campaign
kicks off April 12.

Under the acting legislation, organizations conducting observers’
mission, can take up their responsibilities after the official start
of the campaign.

"RA Electoral Code has been amended five times since 1995 but it
still needs to be amended," Haroutyun Hambardzumyan, chairman of the
"Election is Yours" NGO announced today.

He reminded that under Clause 18 of the Electoral Code, "The
candidates and parties running for the parliament have no right to
promise citizens money, food, and services personally or via other
people during the pre-election campaign."

In their return the journalists reminded Mr. Hambardzumyan of the
potato seeds, clothes, money and even flats distributed by April 8.

Haroutyun Hambardzumyan explains the acts via legislative drawbacks
which give the RA political forces an opportunity to do whatever they
want under the guise of charity.

He promised to observe the election process in electoral district 37
where the struggle will be between Samvel Haroutyunyan and Alexandre
Sargsyan, brother of Serge Sargsyan. Haroutyun Hambardzumyan will
try to find out the cases of encroachments and pressure.

To note, Mr. Hambardzumyan was indignant at the fact that the
CEC president and members aren’t as nice to local observers as to
international observers.

Mr. Haroutyun Hambardzumyan agrees that all the rough violations were
made by April 8.

To note, the NGO will have representatives in all 41 constituencies.