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WILL VILLAGERS GIVE BACK THE MONEY?
[03:02 pm] 12 May, 2007

At N 5/3 precinct in Arabkir-Davtashen Community a voter had tried to
put into an envelope already marked ballot and the Commission members
noticed it and prevented, informed National Unity party. The marked
vote was in Levon Sargsyan’s favor, a candidate nominated for NA
Deputy on majority list.

Hovakim Gevorkyan, a proxy presenting National Democratic Party (NDP)
had not been allowed to enter precinct N 18/21 in Tatyevakan village
of Ararat Marz/Province motivating that the latter was on the party
list, informed NDP. Later CEC restored the proxy’s right. As of 10:15
am the number of ballots was not fixed and the Commission Chairman of
the same precinct Sargsyan said `that they would certainly register
them’. According to NDP data, `Bargavatch Hayastan’ and Armenian
Republican parties gave out 5000 AMD to grassroots in Proshian
village. And when it became clear that people had taken bribrery from
both parties, the representatives of the parties were trying to
identify those villagers to take their money back.

According to `Orinats Yerkir’ Party mass bribery facts have been
noticed at Erebuni N68 School, precinct 11/7 and at precincts 6/28,
6/29, 6/30 as well.

A proxy presenting `New Times’ Party had noticed that in the yard of
precinct 12/24 voters were given special pens to go and vote.

At precinct 20/15 in Jrarat village of Etchmiatsin, people were voting
on behalf of citizens who currently reside in the Russian Federation
in favor of Repuplican Party. According to `New Times’ Party, a RoA
citizen Arthur Hakobian who at the present out of Armenia however he
is registered as a voter.