THREE CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR POST OF RA NA DEPUTY IN ELECTORAL DISTRICT 17 IN DEFINED TERM

Noyan Tapan

Ju ne 16, 2008

YEREVAN, JUNE 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Three nomination orders were received
for taking part in the by-elections to be held by the majoritarian
system on August 24 in Electoral District 17 for the post of the
RA National Assembly deputy in the defined term: until 18:00, June
15. Former MP Hrant Khachatrian, the Chairman of the Constitutional
Right Union, currently non-party, who does not work enywhere,
was nominated by the civil initiative system on the last day. This
information was provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by Armen
Margarian, the Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Electoral
District 17. Earlier: on June 13 and 14, necessary documents for
nomination were introduced by former member of the People’s Party
of Armenia, currently non-party Grisha Virabian, who does not
work anywhere, and by Hovik Abrahamian, a member of the Republican
Party of Armenia steering body and the Head of the RA President’s
administration. The first was nominated by the civil initiative system
and the second by the decision of the RPA Executive Body.

The documents necessary for the registration of the documents are to
be submitted to the Electoral Constituency Commission until 18:00, July
10. The registration will be made from July 15 until 18:00 July 20.

Electoral District 17 includes city of Artashat of the Ararat region
and 24 adjacent rural settlements.

It should be mentioned that the holding of a by-election in the given
electoral district is conditioned by the ahead of time stopping of the
deputy powers of Henrik Abrahamian, the brother of Hovik Abrahamian,
who was elected in the May 12, 2007 parliamentary elections.