CEC CHAIRMAN MANAGED TO READ ELECTORAL CODE PARTLY, FELIX KHACHATRIAN CONVINCED
Noyan Tapan
May 23 2007
YEREVAN, MAY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Lately Chairman of RA Central Electoral
Commission Garegin Azarian has stated that Felix Khachatrian has
been CEC member for four years with violation of the requirement
of Electoral Code, as in the 2003 parliamentary elections he was
nominated as a candidate for deputy mandate by the proportional system
by Ardarutiun (Justice) bloc’s electoral list.
Touching upon this statement, F. Khachatrian stated at the May 23
press conference that G. Azarian has managed to read the Electoral
Code partly so far.
Otherwise he would know that speaking about any violation is senseless,
as F. Khachatrian was appointed CEC member two months after summing
up of results of the 2003 parliamentary elections.
F. Khachatrian was also surprised why CEC Chairman disregarded such
facts connected with the United Labor Party and Republican Party of
Armenia, the representatives of which in CEC, as well as in polling
station electoral commissions were also included in proportional lists
of their parties in 2003. In F. Khachatrian’s words, among them is also
CEC Vice-Chairman Abram Bakhchagulian who in 2007 preelection period
coordinated processes of professional qualification of candidates
for membership in commissions.