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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CONTINUES EXAMINING CASE OF DISPUTING CEC DECISION ON RESULTS OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Noyan Tapan
March 5, 2008
YEREVAN, MARCH 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Constitutional Court (CC) on
March 5 continued examining the case of disputing the RA Central
Electoral Commission's (CEC) "Decision No 24-A on Being Elected
the President of the Republic" of February 24, 2008 - based on the
applications of the candidates for presidency Tigran Karapetian and
Levon Ter-Petrosian. According to official information of the CC press
service, the applicant side continued its explanations, presenting
the complaints registered by its representatives in particular polling
stations - concerning, in their opinion, electoral violations.
During the hearing of the applicant side's explanations, the applicant
- presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian spoke, presenting, in
particular, his considerations about Article 78 of the Electoral Code
and Article 53.1 of the RA Constitution in connection with issues
of ensuring publicity of the court proceedings under conditions of
the state of emergency. He underlined that he sees the outcome of
the current situation within the framework of the Declaration of the
European Union Presidency.
Then the CC continued the examination of the case in accordance with
the order of investigating the materials. The respondent side provided
explanations in the second half of the day. The court examination of
the case will continue on March 6.
Noyan Tapan
March 5, 2008
YEREVAN, MARCH 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Constitutional Court (CC) on
March 5 continued examining the case of disputing the RA Central
Electoral Commission's (CEC) "Decision No 24-A on Being Elected
the President of the Republic" of February 24, 2008 - based on the
applications of the candidates for presidency Tigran Karapetian and
Levon Ter-Petrosian. According to official information of the CC press
service, the applicant side continued its explanations, presenting
the complaints registered by its representatives in particular polling
stations - concerning, in their opinion, electoral violations.
During the hearing of the applicant side's explanations, the applicant
- presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian spoke, presenting, in
particular, his considerations about Article 78 of the Electoral Code
and Article 53.1 of the RA Constitution in connection with issues
of ensuring publicity of the court proceedings under conditions of
the state of emergency. He underlined that he sees the outcome of
the current situation within the framework of the Declaration of the
European Union Presidency.
Then the CC continued the examination of the case in accordance with
the order of investigating the materials. The respondent side provided
explanations in the second half of the day. The court examination of
the case will continue on March 6.