130 CANDIDATES FOR DEPUTACY CONTINUE STRUGGLE BY MAJORITARIAN SYSTEM FOR RA NA ELECTIONS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 25 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Three of candidates registered
by majoritarian system for the May 12 parliamentary elections
have officially refused of the further electoral struggle. RA MP,
non-partisan Aghasi Arshakian registered at electoral district N 6,
non-partisan Vilhelm Poghosian registered at electoral district N 10,
non-partisan Vahagn Petrosian registered at electoral district N 15
submitted applications on withdrawing their candidatures.

To recap, registration of two candidatures nominated at electoral
district N 19, RA MP, RPA member Hakob Hakobian and non-partisan
Susanna Haroutiunian was invalidated by the April 10 decision of
Armavir first instance court.

So, as of April 25, 130 candidates continue electoral struggle by
majoritarian system at 41 electoral districts.

As Ara Haroutiunian, Head of Control Service attached to CEC,
reported at the April 25 press conference, 72 of candidates continuing
electoral struggle have made payments to preelectoral funds. In total,
the transferred sum amounted to 72 mln drams, the expenditures 34
mln drams (nearly 94.4 thousand USD).