Armenian republicans’ election campaign most expensive
06.05.2012,
20:06
YEREVAN, May 6. /ARKA/. The election campaign of the Republican Party of Armenia was most expensive – Republicans has spent more than 77 million drams ($198,000) over a period between April 8 and 26, according to the central electoral commission.
YEREVAN, May 6. /ARKA/. The election campaign of the Republican Party of Armenia was most expensive – Republicans has spent more than 77 million drams ($198,000) over a period between April 8 and 26, according to the central electoral commission.
Sevak Hovhannisyan, the head of the commission’s oversight service, said referring to the information provided to the commission that Zharangutiun (Heritage) party’s expenses amounted to AMD 66 million. Prosperous Armenia spent AMD 53.5 million, Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutiun AMD 40.3 million, Orinats Yerkir 31.8 million, Armenian National Congress AMD 10.5 million, Communist Party AMD 1.3 million, United Armenians AMD 992,000 and Democratic Party AMD 205,000.
Hovhannisyan said that more detailed information about expenses of those contenders hoping to win parliament membership through party lists would be released on May 10 and the spending of individual racers would be known on May 12.
He stressed that the entire process of financing is transparent – information is available on the central electoral commission’s website.
He also added that not a single complaint about financing had been received by the commission.
All the 1,982 polling stations closed at 20:00.
Eight parties and one party bloc were campaigning for seats in the parliament.
Republican Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia and Orinats Yerkir are members of the current ruling coalition.
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutiun, Zharangutiun (joint list with Free Democrats party), Democratic Party of Armenia, Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenians party as well as Armenian National Congress bloc are struggling for membership in the National Assembly.
Armenia’s parliament (National Assembly) consists of 131 MPs - 41 of them are elected in individual races (single-mandate constituencies) and 90 through party lists. To enter the National Assembly, political parties need to overcome the 5% threshold. The barrier for alliances is 7%. Forty one single-mandate seats are being contested by 137 candidates. ($1 - AMD 391.86). -0-
Sevak Hovhannisyan, the head of the commission’s oversight service, said referring to the information provided to the commission that Zharangutiun (Heritage) party’s expenses amounted to AMD 66 million. Prosperous Armenia spent AMD 53.5 million, Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutiun AMD 40.3 million, Orinats Yerkir 31.8 million, Armenian National Congress AMD 10.5 million, Communist Party AMD 1.3 million, United Armenians AMD 992,000 and Democratic Party AMD 205,000.
Hovhannisyan said that more detailed information about expenses of those contenders hoping to win parliament membership through party lists would be released on May 10 and the spending of individual racers would be known on May 12.
He stressed that the entire process of financing is transparent – information is available on the central electoral commission’s website.
He also added that not a single complaint about financing had been received by the commission.
All the 1,982 polling stations closed at 20:00.
Eight parties and one party bloc were campaigning for seats in the parliament.
Republican Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia and Orinats Yerkir are members of the current ruling coalition.
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutiun, Zharangutiun (joint list with Free Democrats party), Democratic Party of Armenia, Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenians party as well as Armenian National Congress bloc are struggling for membership in the National Assembly.
Armenia’s parliament (National Assembly) consists of 131 MPs - 41 of them are elected in individual races (single-mandate constituencies) and 90 through party lists. To enter the National Assembly, political parties need to overcome the 5% threshold. The barrier for alliances is 7%. Forty one single-mandate seats are being contested by 137 candidates. ($1 - AMD 391.86). -0-
