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1,6 MILLION VOTER TURNOUT IN ARMENIA'S PRESIDENTIAL POLL UNREAL, ARTAK ZEYNALYAN SAYS
TERT.AM
10:42 ~U 13.03.13
The 1,6 million voter turnout in Armenia's presidential elections is
the most obvious argument that election results have been rigged with
no one believing in them, 'Rule of Law' NGO chairman Artak Zeynalyan
said, speaking to Tert.am.
"We do not believe, people do not believe. In other words, the 1,6
voter turnout is unreal number," he said.
In his words the 2003 elections saw the biggest voter turnout in
Armenia's history with Stepan Demirtchyan and Robert Kocharyan running
for presidency. "In such conditions the authorities showed 900,000
voter turnout. A question rises was it more this time or less? All
know, all have seen the first round of the 2003 elections, the voter
turnout was the highest and now we are being told that this time
1,600,000 voter turnout has been registered," he said, adding that the
voter turnout was not big, with the rest being the issue of lawyers.
"Let them formulate and present people whether it is right or not,"
he said, stressing that in any case they have no right to demonstrate
mechanical approach in the process of appeal of the elections.
"In general the usage of election right must not be mechanical, the
important thing is public's perception. People are not being guided
by court ruling in Armenia," he stressed.
Referring to the statement of the chairman of the Central Election
Commission Tigran Mukuchyan that the Constitutional Court has never
examined such groundless application, Zeynalyan first said as far as
he was the author of previous applications, it would be wrong for him
to comment on, but said there is no difference as the CC has always
made the same ruling.
"If Mr Mukuchyan says it is less grounded, consequently the others were
more grounded or very grounded while the ruling was the same," he said.
Following the whole judicial process, Zeynalyan said the opposition
should get prepared for appealing the election results at the CC
before the elections.
TERT.AM
10:42 ~U 13.03.13
The 1,6 million voter turnout in Armenia's presidential elections is
the most obvious argument that election results have been rigged with
no one believing in them, 'Rule of Law' NGO chairman Artak Zeynalyan
said, speaking to Tert.am.
"We do not believe, people do not believe. In other words, the 1,6
voter turnout is unreal number," he said.
In his words the 2003 elections saw the biggest voter turnout in
Armenia's history with Stepan Demirtchyan and Robert Kocharyan running
for presidency. "In such conditions the authorities showed 900,000
voter turnout. A question rises was it more this time or less? All
know, all have seen the first round of the 2003 elections, the voter
turnout was the highest and now we are being told that this time
1,600,000 voter turnout has been registered," he said, adding that the
voter turnout was not big, with the rest being the issue of lawyers.
"Let them formulate and present people whether it is right or not,"
he said, stressing that in any case they have no right to demonstrate
mechanical approach in the process of appeal of the elections.
"In general the usage of election right must not be mechanical, the
important thing is public's perception. People are not being guided
by court ruling in Armenia," he stressed.
Referring to the statement of the chairman of the Central Election
Commission Tigran Mukuchyan that the Constitutional Court has never
examined such groundless application, Zeynalyan first said as far as
he was the author of previous applications, it would be wrong for him
to comment on, but said there is no difference as the CC has always
made the same ruling.
"If Mr Mukuchyan says it is less grounded, consequently the others were
more grounded or very grounded while the ruling was the same," he said.
Following the whole judicial process, Zeynalyan said the opposition
should get prepared for appealing the election results at the CC
before the elections.