ARMENIAN OPPOSITION BLOC DEMANDS FROM CEC TO REMOVE RULING PARTY FROM ELECTION RACE
April 30, 2013 | 13:12
YEREVAN. - Armenia's opposition Heritage Party-led "Barev [Hello],
Yerevan" bloc member Daniel Ionesyan submitted reports to the
Central Electoral Commission (CEC), with respect to numerous election
violations that were committed on April 26 and on Monday.
Although most of these violations were committed by the ruling
Republican Party (RPA), there also are violations that were committed
by the non-government Prosperous Armenia Party, the interim coalition
government's junior partner Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party,
the Police, regional halls, and by several other agencies, "Barev,
Yerevan" Headquarters informs.
"Based on the fact that the number and extent of the Republican Party's
violations are such that they inevitably will impact the [capital city
Yerevan Council] elections on [Sunday,] May 5, the 'Barev, Yerevan'
member demands from CEC to remove RPA from the election race, by
way of the procedure set forth in the Election Code," the aforesaid
headquarters' statement reads.
To note, the CEC will start examining the respective petitions on
Tuesday at 5pm.
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April 30, 2013 | 13:12
YEREVAN. - Armenia's opposition Heritage Party-led "Barev [Hello],
Yerevan" bloc member Daniel Ionesyan submitted reports to the
Central Electoral Commission (CEC), with respect to numerous election
violations that were committed on April 26 and on Monday.
Although most of these violations were committed by the ruling
Republican Party (RPA), there also are violations that were committed
by the non-government Prosperous Armenia Party, the interim coalition
government's junior partner Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party,
the Police, regional halls, and by several other agencies, "Barev,
Yerevan" Headquarters informs.
"Based on the fact that the number and extent of the Republican Party's
violations are such that they inevitably will impact the [capital city
Yerevan Council] elections on [Sunday,] May 5, the 'Barev, Yerevan'
member demands from CEC to remove RPA from the election race, by
way of the procedure set forth in the Election Code," the aforesaid
headquarters' statement reads.
To note, the CEC will start examining the respective petitions on
Tuesday at 5pm.
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