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RESPONDENT SIDE GIVES EXPLANATIONS ON CASE CHALLENGING THE RESULTS OF NA ELECTIONS IN PROPORTIONAL SYSTEM
Noyan Tapan
Jun 04 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 4, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Central Electoral Commission (CEC)
rejects the challenges of the opposition political forces which
question NA elections held in proportional system. The opinion of
applicants is subjective, and CEC acted totally in its competence. This
was declared on June 4 by Garegin Azarian, RA CEC Chairman, in his
explanations at RA Constitutional Court hearing the case on the
applications of Hanrapetutiun ("Republic"), Nor Zhamanakner ("New
Times"), Orinac Yerkir ("Country of Law") parties and Impeachment
alliance. In his words, though there were some unessential flaws,
CEC and inferior electoral commissions preserved the demands of
Electoral Code.
In response to one of the arguments of the applicants, G. Azarian
mentioned that the post of Defence Minister is a contemplative one
and the minister is entitled by law to head a party. Answering to
the criticism on allegedly unequal covering of electoral campaigns of
political forces, participating in the elections, G. Azarian mentioned
that the parties themselves did not inform the media or informed late
about their pre-election meetings. In CEC Chairman's words, government
bodies have never refused to dispose areas to political forces for
their pre-election campaigns. G. Azarian also denied the warning
signal on a concert with lottery organized by Bargavach Hajastan
party. G. Azarian appealed not to identify Bargavach Hayastan with
G. Tsarukian's fund, as it was the latter that carried out charitable
actions and mainly before the beginning of the electoral campaign.
RA Police representative, First Deputy Chief of Police Ararat
Mahtesian, who was a co-responsent, noted that there was no serious
argument from the applicants on the electoral rolls being incomplete,
which could influence the election results. And moreover, in the
words of Deputy Chief of Police, for the first time the number of
inaccuracies was very small.
The next co-responspondent, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Gevorg Danielian
who was Representative of Prosecutor's Office mentioned that there had
been serious signals on this or that violation of electoral process
from CEC.
Prosecutor's office has examined 80 reports, 15 criminal cases
were sued.
As for the opposition's allegation on the lack of acceess to radio
and TV for thier electoral campaigns, co-responsible Grigor Amalian,
Head of Television and Radio National Commission, mentioned that
parties have used 80% of the free broadcasting time: 60 hours out of
75. Hanrapetutiun party, in particular, used only 7 minutes and 50
seconds of 2 hours of free broadcasting time by Public Radio.
Co-respondent David Harutiunian, Minister of Justice, mentioned in
his explanations that RPA, PAP and ARFD were registered on quite
legal basis.
Noyan Tapan
Jun 04 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 4, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Central Electoral Commission (CEC)
rejects the challenges of the opposition political forces which
question NA elections held in proportional system. The opinion of
applicants is subjective, and CEC acted totally in its competence. This
was declared on June 4 by Garegin Azarian, RA CEC Chairman, in his
explanations at RA Constitutional Court hearing the case on the
applications of Hanrapetutiun ("Republic"), Nor Zhamanakner ("New
Times"), Orinac Yerkir ("Country of Law") parties and Impeachment
alliance. In his words, though there were some unessential flaws,
CEC and inferior electoral commissions preserved the demands of
Electoral Code.
In response to one of the arguments of the applicants, G. Azarian
mentioned that the post of Defence Minister is a contemplative one
and the minister is entitled by law to head a party. Answering to
the criticism on allegedly unequal covering of electoral campaigns of
political forces, participating in the elections, G. Azarian mentioned
that the parties themselves did not inform the media or informed late
about their pre-election meetings. In CEC Chairman's words, government
bodies have never refused to dispose areas to political forces for
their pre-election campaigns. G. Azarian also denied the warning
signal on a concert with lottery organized by Bargavach Hajastan
party. G. Azarian appealed not to identify Bargavach Hayastan with
G. Tsarukian's fund, as it was the latter that carried out charitable
actions and mainly before the beginning of the electoral campaign.
RA Police representative, First Deputy Chief of Police Ararat
Mahtesian, who was a co-responsent, noted that there was no serious
argument from the applicants on the electoral rolls being incomplete,
which could influence the election results. And moreover, in the
words of Deputy Chief of Police, for the first time the number of
inaccuracies was very small.
The next co-responspondent, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Gevorg Danielian
who was Representative of Prosecutor's Office mentioned that there had
been serious signals on this or that violation of electoral process
from CEC.
Prosecutor's office has examined 80 reports, 15 criminal cases
were sued.
As for the opposition's allegation on the lack of acceess to radio
and TV for thier electoral campaigns, co-responsible Grigor Amalian,
Head of Television and Radio National Commission, mentioned that
parties have used 80% of the free broadcasting time: 60 hours out of
75. Hanrapetutiun party, in particular, used only 7 minutes and 50
seconds of 2 hours of free broadcasting time by Public Radio.
Co-respondent David Harutiunian, Minister of Justice, mentioned in
his explanations that RPA, PAP and ARFD were registered on quite
legal basis.