SAMVEL BALASANIAN DOES NOT GIVE ELECTORAL BRIBE, BUT TREATS, OYP VICE-CHAIRWOMAN ASSURES

Noyan Tapan
May 09 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law)
Party member Samvel Balasanian does not give electoral bribes. OYP
Vice-Chairwoman, RA MP Heghine Bisharian stated at the May 9 press
conference commenting upon the rumors of giving beer to people by
Samvel Balasanian lately in Gyumri. She confirmed that on the day of
reopening of his beer factory in Gyumri S. Balasanian treated people
to beer, which, however, cannot be considered as voter buying.

In the MP’s words, S. Balasanian "does charity the whole year and
it’s not only during the election campaign that he treats Gyumri
residents to beer."

H. Bisharian said that according to rumors heard by OYP members, the
authorities have given an internal order to reduce the number of OYP
votes through falsification during calculation of votes. And in the
words of H. Bisharian registered by majoritarian system at electoral
district N 11 (Shengavit-Erebuni), some seats of commission members
have been already sold.