CEC STOPPED ACCEPTING DOCUMENTS: 9 PEOPLE HAVE CLAIMS FOR THE POSITION OF THE ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
Mediamax
December 6, 2007
Yerevan /Mediamax/. The documents presentation term for nomination
of candidates for the President’s position to the Central Electoral
Commission (CEC) for participation in the elections of February 19
of 2008 expired at 18:00 today.
Mediamax reports that 9 candidates for the position of the President
presented their documents of the Commission: Leader of "Orinats
Yerkir" party Artur Baghdasarian, Leader of "National Unification"
party Artashes Geghamian, Leader of People’s Party Tigran Karapetian,
Leader of "National Democratic Union" Vazgen Manukian, former Councilor
of the President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arman Melikian,
member of "Dashnaktsutiun" Bureau, Vice-Speaker of the parliament
Vahan Hovhannissian, Leader of the Republican Party of Armenia,
Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian, first President of Armenia Levon
Ter-Petrosian, Leader of "National Consent" Party Aram Harutyunian
In accordance with the established schedule, the registration of
candidates for the position of the President will start on December
31 of 2007 and will be concluded on January 20 of 2008.
The pre-election campaign will last from January 21 up to February
17 of 2008.