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OBSERVERS RECORD SEVERAL VIOLATIONS IN ARMENIAN VILLAGE ELECTIONS
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/03/10/observers-record-several-violations-in-armenian-village-elections.html
03.10.2014 15:45 epress.am
Several communities in the Armenian provinces of Lori, Tavush,
Ararat, Kotayk, and Shirak had their local government elections on
March 9. In most of the villages there was no competition as second
candidates withdrew their candidacies, leaving only the incumbent,
who was often from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, in the race.
Only one community had 4 candidates -- Lernavan village in Lori marz
(province). According to the Central Electoral Commission, candidate
Vachagan Vardanyan obtained 502 votes and won the village mayoral
election. In second place was Razmik Grigoryan with 209 votes. In 3
communities, there were 3 candidates, with only 1 or 2 candidates in
all the other communities.
The initiative Citizen Observer observed this election and recorded
electoral violations in several communities [AM], the largest
number being in Ararat marz. There were 10 violations each in Nizami
and Zorak. According to Citizen Observer, the violations in Nizami
included guiding voters, congestion in polling stations, and gathering
outside polling stations were unauthorized individuals who insulted and
terrorized observer Lala Aslikyan, some of whom identified themselves
as Republican Party of Armenia members.
It's noteworthy that, according to the Central Electoral Commission, in
Nizami, independent (not affiliated with any party) candidate Harutin
Karapetyan won, gathering 254 votes. The incumbent, Republican Party
of Armenia member Artavazd Dunoyan, gathered 214 votes, while the
Prosperous Armenia Party nominee, Garlen Babayan, 132 votes.
In the village of Zorak, observers recorded the following violations:
a voter tried to vote using someone else's passport and though he
wasn't allowed to vote, he vilified and left the precinct, but the
commission president refused to make a report: there was already a
signature next to the voter's name and the voter left without voting,
but the electoral commission president refused to write a report that
the voter tried to vote with someone else's passport.
Winning the village mayor seat in Zorak was Republican Party of
Armenia representative Manuk Maloyan, who, according to official
results, gathered 531 votes. His opponent, Eduard Harutyunyan,
gathered 262 votes.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/03/10/observers-record-several-violations-in-armenian-village-elections.html
03.10.2014 15:45 epress.am
Several communities in the Armenian provinces of Lori, Tavush,
Ararat, Kotayk, and Shirak had their local government elections on
March 9. In most of the villages there was no competition as second
candidates withdrew their candidacies, leaving only the incumbent,
who was often from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, in the race.
Only one community had 4 candidates -- Lernavan village in Lori marz
(province). According to the Central Electoral Commission, candidate
Vachagan Vardanyan obtained 502 votes and won the village mayoral
election. In second place was Razmik Grigoryan with 209 votes. In 3
communities, there were 3 candidates, with only 1 or 2 candidates in
all the other communities.
The initiative Citizen Observer observed this election and recorded
electoral violations in several communities [AM], the largest
number being in Ararat marz. There were 10 violations each in Nizami
and Zorak. According to Citizen Observer, the violations in Nizami
included guiding voters, congestion in polling stations, and gathering
outside polling stations were unauthorized individuals who insulted and
terrorized observer Lala Aslikyan, some of whom identified themselves
as Republican Party of Armenia members.
It's noteworthy that, according to the Central Electoral Commission, in
Nizami, independent (not affiliated with any party) candidate Harutin
Karapetyan won, gathering 254 votes. The incumbent, Republican Party
of Armenia member Artavazd Dunoyan, gathered 214 votes, while the
Prosperous Armenia Party nominee, Garlen Babayan, 132 votes.
In the village of Zorak, observers recorded the following violations:
a voter tried to vote using someone else's passport and though he
wasn't allowed to vote, he vilified and left the precinct, but the
commission president refused to make a report: there was already a
signature next to the voter's name and the voter left without voting,
but the electoral commission president refused to write a report that
the voter tried to vote with someone else's passport.
Winning the village mayor seat in Zorak was Republican Party of
Armenia representative Manuk Maloyan, who, according to official
results, gathered 531 votes. His opponent, Eduard Harutyunyan,
gathered 262 votes.