SIX CANDIDATES TO CONTINUE STRUGGLE FOR NA MP MANDATE IN ELECTORAL CONSTITUENCY 15
Noyan Tapan
Aug 17, 2007
YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN. One of the candidates registered for
taking part in the by-elections of the National Assembly to be held by
the majoritarian electoral system in Electoral Constituency 15 of the
Aragatsotn region on August 26, made a self-rejection in the defined
term, that is, by August 16. According to the information provided to
a Noyan Tapan correspondent by Hovhannes Asatrian, the Chairman of the
Constituency Electoral Commission 15, the only candidate, who refused
to take part in the further electoral campaign, is non-party Mekhak
Mkhitarian, an MP of the National Assembly of the previous convocation.
Thus, Khachik Manukian, a member of the Republican Party of Armenia
and a former MP, Raffi Hovhannisian, an MP of the National Assembly of
the current convocation elected by the proportional electoral system,
the Founder and President of the "Zharangutiun" (Heritage) party and
Head of the homonimic faction, Gurgen Shahinian, a member of the ARF
Dashnaktsutiun party and the Chairman of the "Stone Mine of Ashtarak"
OJSC, as well as non-party Emin Karapetian, Vahagn Patrosian, and
Mnatsakan Mnatsakanian, the Major of Talin, are pretending on the
only vacant mandate of an MP of the National Assembly.
It should be mentioned that Kh. Manukian and M. Mnatsakanian were
nominated in the May 12 parliamentarian elections as well, and
Kh. Manukian, who was elected NA MP as a result of these elections,
later refused to receive the MP mandate.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
