RA CEC RECEIVED 13 COMPLAINTS ABOUT ELECTION CAMPAIGN VIOLATIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.02.2008 17:56 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Central Electoral Committee has received
13 complaints about violations during the election campaign. Most
of complaints refer to the order of agitation, CEC chairman Garein
Azaryan said.

The complaints came from Supreme Council Deputy Club chairman Ruben
Torosyan, Republic Party political council member Artak Zeynalyan
and Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s election headquarters member Alexander
Arzumanyan. At that majority of complaints were received from Ruben
Torosyan.

According to Mr Azaryan, presidential hopeful Serzh Sargsyan’s election
funds amounted in 69 million 550 thousand AMD. He is followed by Vahan
Hovhannisian (45 million 500 thousand AMD); Artur Baghdassaryan with
(21 million 960 thousand AMD); Levon Ter-Petrosyan (16 million 286
thousand 500 AMD); Artashes Geghamyan (14,6 million AMD); Vazgen
Manukyan (2,4 million AMD); Tigran Karapetyan (600 thousand AMD); Aram
Harutyunyan (190 thousand AMD). Candidate Arman Melikian has no budget.

Vahan Hovhannisian has spent 44 million 144 thousand AMD; Serzh
Sargsyan – 26 million 284 thousand 780 AMD; Artur Baghdassaryan –
21 million 941 thousand 800 AMD; Artashes Geghamyan – 14 million
364 thousand AMD; Levon Ter-Petrosyan – 14 million 5 thousand AMD;
Vazgen Manukyan – 1 million 398 thousand 733 AMD; Tigran Karapetyan –
580 thousand AMD. Aram Harutyunyan has run out of funds.

Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Catholicos of All Armenians
Garegin II noted the importance of atmosphere of tolerance and consent
during the election period.