24 OUT OF 170 APPLICATION-COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED TO RA CEC WITH DEMAND OF RECOUNTING NOT SUSTAINED, CEC SECRETARY ASSURES
Noyan Tapan
Feb 27, 2008
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 27, NOYAN TAPAN. "The RA Central Electoral
Commission set going the applications with the demand of recounting,
which corresponded to the requirements of the Electoral Code. Abram
Bakhchagulian the Secretary of CEC, stated at the February 27 press
conference adding that only 24 out of 170 application-complaints have
not been sustained. Thus, 19 out of 81 applications on recounting
submitted by former presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian’s
supporters have not been discussed, 4 out of 28 applications
submitted by Artur Baghdasarian’s supporters, 3 out of 27 of Aram
Haroutiunian’s supporters have not been discussed. 11, 6, 3, 3,
and 2 application-complaints had been submitted by the empowered
people of Tigran Karapetian, Artashes Geghamian, Serge Sargsian,
Vahan Haovhannisan, and Arman Melikian, respectively. All of them
have been sustained.
A. Bakhchagulian said that nearly 95% protocols of polling station
commissions on recounting process have been signed by 7 or 8 members.
According to him, the number of protocols signed by at least 5 members
is 8. According to him, they are the polling stations (Ashotsk region,
Syunik region), where there are few electors and they failed to form
a commission consisting of eight members.