Armenia’s police checks information on bribing voters in one of Yerevan’s electoral districts
06.05.2012,
12:47
A parliament deputy candidate, journalist Gohar Veziryan called Sunday at hotline of Prosecutor’s General Office to report on bribing voters in one of Yerevan’s polling stations, the Office informs.
YEREVAN, May 6. /ARKA/. A parliament deputy candidate, journalist Gohar Veziryan called Sunday at hotline of Prosecutor’s General Office to report on bribing voters in one of Yerevan’s polling stations, the Office informs.
The journalist said the voters were cajoled and offered 10,000 drams in billiard room in Erebuni street to vote for deputy candidate Lyova Khachatryan.
“Prosecutor’s Offices of Erebuni and Nubarashen districts are instructed to check the accuracy of the signal,” the press release says.
Armenia's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has registered eight political parties and one electoral bloc for the May 6 parliamentary elections, which will compete for 90 proportional seats in the National Assembly. Besides the three coalition parties - the Republican Party of Armenia, Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia) and Orinats Yerkir, there also the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), Zharangutyun (Heritage), which has a combined list with Free Democrats, the Armenian National Congress (electoral bloc), the Democratic Party of Armenia, the Armenian Communist Party and the United Armenians party that are included in the ballots.
Total of 137 candidates will compete for 41 majoritarian seats in the parliament, and the two precincts will hold uncontested elections.
In compliance with the Electoral Code of Armenia parties should gain at least 5% of votes and a bloc- 7% to receive seats in the parliament. —0—
