PARLIAMENTARY CAMPAIGNING ENDS TODAY NIGHT

ARMENPRESS
May 10 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 10, ARMENPRESS: Armenia’s political parties and
individual candidates contesting the May 12 parliamentary elections by
proportional (party lists) and in single-mandate constituencies will
have to finish their election campaigns today at 12 pm as required
by its legislation.

The official start to election campaign was given on April 8. The
Armenian election law bans campaigning on the voting day and a day
prior to it.

According to a time-table of actions, developed by the Central Election
Commission, chairmen of all territorial election commissions will
receive today the finalized voter lists and copies of these lists
will have to be fixed on available places in all polling stations.

Tomorrow, on May 11, the Central Election Commission will announce
the final number of eligible voters in voter lists, while territorial
election commissions will hand out ballots, special envelopes in which
the voted ballots must be placed before going into ballot boxes and
stamps to chairmen of all precinct election commissions.

The voting will begin on May 12 at 8 am and end at 9 pm of the same
day across the country.

Twenty-two parties and one alliance will be fighting for 90 seats
in the National Assembly, contested under the proportional election
system and 119 individual candidates will be contesting for 41 seats
under the majoritarian system in single-mandate constituencies. Seven
of the latter, including several wealthy businessmen , will be voted
for unopposed.