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ANC: ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE DEFRAUDED PUBLIC VOTE AGAIN
arminfo
Tuesday, February 14, 12:49
Elections of the community heads at 39 communities in Armenia on
February 12 2012 were fraud and violated Article 66.4 of the Electoral
Code of Armenia, reads the statement by the oppositional Armenian
National Congress.
"In line with the law, the member of the commission responsible for
the ballot-box allows the ballot-paper to be sealed and put into the
ballot-box only after he has verified if the identity certificate
of a voter lacks the seal confirming his participation in the given
elections. On the elections on February 12 the regional electoral
commissions violated that guide and did not send seals to the district
polling stations. In fact, the district electoral commission violated
the law and paved the way to voting fraud," the statement says.
Representatives of Sasun Mikaelyan, the candidate to the post of
Hrazdan Mayor, registered that fact yet on February 11 sessions at the
electoral commissions. Mikaelyan appealed to the Administrative Court
but his claim was rejected. The Court motivated the rejections with
the transitional provisions in the Electoral Code. In the meantime,
the transitional provisions do not affect the requirements of Article
66.4, which are imperatives.
"Thus, the Armenian authorities have committed another thievery and
defrauded the public vote despite their promises to conduct free and
legal elections. In addition, they once again demonstrated that they
are not ready to respect the provisions of the Electoral Code they had
adopted. The Armenian National Congress demands declaring the elections
invalid at all the 39 communities and punishing the ballot-riggers
from the CEC and the regional electoral commissions," the ANC states.
arminfo
Tuesday, February 14, 12:49
Elections of the community heads at 39 communities in Armenia on
February 12 2012 were fraud and violated Article 66.4 of the Electoral
Code of Armenia, reads the statement by the oppositional Armenian
National Congress.
"In line with the law, the member of the commission responsible for
the ballot-box allows the ballot-paper to be sealed and put into the
ballot-box only after he has verified if the identity certificate
of a voter lacks the seal confirming his participation in the given
elections. On the elections on February 12 the regional electoral
commissions violated that guide and did not send seals to the district
polling stations. In fact, the district electoral commission violated
the law and paved the way to voting fraud," the statement says.
Representatives of Sasun Mikaelyan, the candidate to the post of
Hrazdan Mayor, registered that fact yet on February 11 sessions at the
electoral commissions. Mikaelyan appealed to the Administrative Court
but his claim was rejected. The Court motivated the rejections with
the transitional provisions in the Electoral Code. In the meantime,
the transitional provisions do not affect the requirements of Article
66.4, which are imperatives.
"Thus, the Armenian authorities have committed another thievery and
defrauded the public vote despite their promises to conduct free and
legal elections. In addition, they once again demonstrated that they
are not ready to respect the provisions of the Electoral Code they had
adopted. The Armenian National Congress demands declaring the elections
invalid at all the 39 communities and punishing the ballot-riggers
from the CEC and the regional electoral commissions," the ANC states.