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NEWSPAPER: PROSPEROUS ARMENIA ENGAGED IN VOTER BRIBERY
ARMINFO
Thursday, April 4, 11:58
On the threshold elections to the Elders' Council of Yerevan,
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) is actively engaged in voter bribery.
Former foreign minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian tops the party
list proportional representation. Haykakan Zhamanak Daily reports
that the newspaper editorial received numerous alarms of voter bribery
from residents of the Davidashen Administrative District and Nor-Nork
Administrative Districts No. 6, 7 and 9.
They say that PAP representatives visit them at home and promise
5,000 AMD "rewards" in exchange for their votes in favor of the party.
Commenting on the article, PAP Spokesperson Tigran Urikhanyan said that
he does not consider the above report reliable. Urikhanyan advised
addressing a written application to the party over the activity of
the PAP members.
To recall, six parties and a union have submitted their party
lists to run to the Elders' Council of Yerevan: Republican Party
of Armenia, Prosperous Party of Armenia, Orinats Yerkir, Armenian
National Congress, Mission, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, and "Barev Yerevan"
Union. The elections will be held on May 5. Political parties will
fight for 65 seats at the Elders' Council.
ARMINFO
Thursday, April 4, 11:58
On the threshold elections to the Elders' Council of Yerevan,
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) is actively engaged in voter bribery.
Former foreign minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian tops the party
list proportional representation. Haykakan Zhamanak Daily reports
that the newspaper editorial received numerous alarms of voter bribery
from residents of the Davidashen Administrative District and Nor-Nork
Administrative Districts No. 6, 7 and 9.
They say that PAP representatives visit them at home and promise
5,000 AMD "rewards" in exchange for their votes in favor of the party.
Commenting on the article, PAP Spokesperson Tigran Urikhanyan said that
he does not consider the above report reliable. Urikhanyan advised
addressing a written application to the party over the activity of
the PAP members.
To recall, six parties and a union have submitted their party
lists to run to the Elders' Council of Yerevan: Republican Party
of Armenia, Prosperous Party of Armenia, Orinats Yerkir, Armenian
National Congress, Mission, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, and "Barev Yerevan"
Union. The elections will be held on May 5. Political parties will
fight for 65 seats at the Elders' Council.