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Vote 2013: Wounded presidential candidate to seek election delay
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VOTE 2013 | 09.02.13 | 20:26
Opposition presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan, who is now
recovering at a Yerevan hospital from a gunshot wound sustained a
recent assassination attempt, has announced his decision to formally
ask the Constitutional Court to delay the February 18 vote by two
weeks in view of `insurmountable obstacles' to his campaign.
The 63-year-old candidate said today he will file the application on Sunday.
Hayrikyan, who announced earlier this week that he would not seek such
a delay, changed his mind in the past several days as he reported a
health setback, with incessant pain and inability to use his right
hand. The presidential candidate indicated that it was an obstacle to
him in visiting some remote regions where he wanted to hold campaign
meetings.
Before that on Saturday Hayrikyan addressed an open letter to two
other opposition candidates, Raffi Hovannisian and Hrant Bagratyan,
urging them to come up with a single opposition candidates, which he
said would be able to beat the incumbent president seeking reelection.
Hayrikyan said the alliance could be formed during the 14 days that he
was going to ask to postpone the election for due to his ailment.
After the candidate files his application, the Constitutional Court
will have four days to consider granting the application of the
candidate. Until then, the schedule of the election formally remains
unchanged.
Earlier this week the National Security Service of Armenia announced
the arrest of two suspects in the January 31 attack on Hayrikyan. The
candidate hailed the development as `the start of the detection' of
what he described as a crime against Armenian statehood.
From: A. Papazian
http://armenianow.com/vote_2013/43329/armenia_presidential_election_2013_paruyr_hayrikya n_delay
VOTE 2013 | 09.02.13 | 20:26
Opposition presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan, who is now
recovering at a Yerevan hospital from a gunshot wound sustained a
recent assassination attempt, has announced his decision to formally
ask the Constitutional Court to delay the February 18 vote by two
weeks in view of `insurmountable obstacles' to his campaign.
The 63-year-old candidate said today he will file the application on Sunday.
Hayrikyan, who announced earlier this week that he would not seek such
a delay, changed his mind in the past several days as he reported a
health setback, with incessant pain and inability to use his right
hand. The presidential candidate indicated that it was an obstacle to
him in visiting some remote regions where he wanted to hold campaign
meetings.
Before that on Saturday Hayrikyan addressed an open letter to two
other opposition candidates, Raffi Hovannisian and Hrant Bagratyan,
urging them to come up with a single opposition candidates, which he
said would be able to beat the incumbent president seeking reelection.
Hayrikyan said the alliance could be formed during the 14 days that he
was going to ask to postpone the election for due to his ailment.
After the candidate files his application, the Constitutional Court
will have four days to consider granting the application of the
candidate. Until then, the schedule of the election formally remains
unchanged.
Earlier this week the National Security Service of Armenia announced
the arrest of two suspects in the January 31 attack on Hayrikyan. The
candidate hailed the development as `the start of the detection' of
what he described as a crime against Armenian statehood.
From: A. Papazian