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DAVID HARUTYUNYAN: EVEN THE BEST LAW CANNOT SUBSTITUTE THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
Lusine Vasilyan
"Radiolur"
26.11.2010 17:28
"Even the best law cannot substitute the election process itself,"
Chairman of Standing Committee on State-Legal Issues of the National
Assembly David Harutyunyan told a press conference today, speaking
about the recurrent initiative to amend the Electoral Code.
According to Harutyunyan, the edited version of the Electoral Code
cannot radically change the situation, but can contribute to the
better organization of elections. He said "the proposed changes are
a step forward as compared to the norms of the current Code.
Asked why the parliamentary opposition has not participated in
the elaboration of the law, David Harutyunyan said: "To start any
discussion, it's first of all necessary to have some initial document.
I'm sure that we would have no draft law should we start the
discussions earlier, while now there is a draft, which is open to
proposals."
The amended version of the Electoral Code envisages essential changes
in the procedure of formation of electoral commissions. It suggests
including only "professionals" in the Central Electoral Commission
and the District Electoral Commissions.
The parliamentary opposition says electoral commissions of all level
should be comprised of representatives of political forces with an
equal number of members form the opposition and the authorities.
From: A. Papazian
Lusine Vasilyan
"Radiolur"
26.11.2010 17:28
"Even the best law cannot substitute the election process itself,"
Chairman of Standing Committee on State-Legal Issues of the National
Assembly David Harutyunyan told a press conference today, speaking
about the recurrent initiative to amend the Electoral Code.
According to Harutyunyan, the edited version of the Electoral Code
cannot radically change the situation, but can contribute to the
better organization of elections. He said "the proposed changes are
a step forward as compared to the norms of the current Code.
Asked why the parliamentary opposition has not participated in
the elaboration of the law, David Harutyunyan said: "To start any
discussion, it's first of all necessary to have some initial document.
I'm sure that we would have no draft law should we start the
discussions earlier, while now there is a draft, which is open to
proposals."
The amended version of the Electoral Code envisages essential changes
in the procedure of formation of electoral commissions. It suggests
including only "professionals" in the Central Electoral Commission
and the District Electoral Commissions.
The parliamentary opposition says electoral commissions of all level
should be comprised of representatives of political forces with an
equal number of members form the opposition and the authorities.
From: A. Papazian