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IN CASE OF VIOLATION OF ORDER OF PREELECTORAL AGITATION RA CEC TO APPLY TO COURT WITH DEMAND TO RECOGNIZE INVALID REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES OR POLITICAL FORCES
Noyan Tapan
Apr 23 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. At the April 23 sitting RA CEC
unanimously made a decision, according to which it demands from
parties, party bloc registered by proportional system and candidates
for deputacy registered by majoritarian system observing the orders
established by RA Electoral Code and CEC decisions when carrying out
electoral agitation by media. Otherwise, CEC will apply to the court
for invalidating the registration of electoral list of candidate or
political force who violated the order or preelectoral agitation.
CEC's above mentioned decision was based on the precedent of
Marxist Party's giving its broadcast hour on Public TV on April 14
to non-partisan deputy Tatul Manaserian registered as a candidate
for deputacy by majoritarian system.
David Hakobian, the leader of the Marxist Party of Armenia, who was
present at CEC sitting, said that "the reproof is absolutely right" and
begged CEC's pardon. As he explained, he was anaware of the prohibition
to give broadcast hour to another candidate or party, as well as of
the fact that T. Manaserian is a candidate for deputacy. CEC took
into consideration D. Hakobian's explanations deciding not to follow
the letter of the law in this case.
Noyan Tapan
Apr 23 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. At the April 23 sitting RA CEC
unanimously made a decision, according to which it demands from
parties, party bloc registered by proportional system and candidates
for deputacy registered by majoritarian system observing the orders
established by RA Electoral Code and CEC decisions when carrying out
electoral agitation by media. Otherwise, CEC will apply to the court
for invalidating the registration of electoral list of candidate or
political force who violated the order or preelectoral agitation.
CEC's above mentioned decision was based on the precedent of
Marxist Party's giving its broadcast hour on Public TV on April 14
to non-partisan deputy Tatul Manaserian registered as a candidate
for deputacy by majoritarian system.
David Hakobian, the leader of the Marxist Party of Armenia, who was
present at CEC sitting, said that "the reproof is absolutely right" and
begged CEC's pardon. As he explained, he was anaware of the prohibition
to give broadcast hour to another candidate or party, as well as of
the fact that T. Manaserian is a candidate for deputacy. CEC took
into consideration D. Hakobian's explanations deciding not to follow
the letter of the law in this case.