Armenia’s police refute information on steal of ballots at polling stations
06.05.2012,
22:51
YEREVAN, May 6. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Police refutes the information on steal of four ballots in polling district №6 at stations 6/26, 6/04, 6/18, 615.
“The information was refuted and it doesn’t correspond to reality,” the data published on Police’s website states.
The Police also calls upon individuals who have more clear information on irregularities to report to police.
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—
