"ELECTIONS HAVE PASSED UNDER NOT FREE AND UNFAIR CONDITIONS IN ELECTORAL CONSTITUENCY 15," RAFFI HOVHANNISIAN DECLARES
Noyan Tapan
Aug 27 2007
YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA NA MP Elections By The
Majoritarian system have passed under not free and unfair conditions
with various infringements and abuse of power levers in Electoral
Constituency 15. This statement was made by Raffi Hovhannisian, the
leader of the "Zharangutiun" (Heritage) party and a candidate, who
took part in the elections, at the press conference, which was held
on August 27. Seeing no need to go into details, he only mentions that
"everything happened in front of the eyes of electors."
"I hope that the governing body of the republic together with all
its levels will in future perform its obligations in a more decent
and legal way, worthy of the respect of people," is mentioned in the
statement of Raffi Hovhannisian.
It should also be mentioned that according to the preliminary results
of the NA MP by-elections held by a majoritarian system in Electoral
Constituency 15 of the Aragatsotn region on August 26, 16 121 electors
have voted for businessman Khachik Manukian, a member of the Republican
Party of Armenia.
The votes among the other five candidates have been distributed in
the following way: non-partisan Mnatsakan Mnatsakanian, the Mayor of
Talin, has received 10 067 votes, Gurgen Shahinian, a member of the
ARF Dashnaktsutiun, 7 248 votes, Raffi Hovhannissian, the President
and Founder of the Zharangutiun (Heritage) party and an MP by the NA
proportional system, 1 220 votes, non-partisan Emin Karapetian and
Vahagn Petrosian, correspondingly, 518 and 96 votes.