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    ARMENIA CONCLUDES REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PARLIAMENT

    Vestnik Kavkaza
    March 23 2012
    Russia

    Armenia concluded registration of candidates for parliament on March
    22. Lists of candidates were received from 8 parties and one political
    bloc, News Armenia reports.

    The ruling coalition of parties consists of the Republican Party
    headed by President Serzh Sargsyan, Prosperous Armenia of oligarch
    Gagik Tsarukyan, Orinats Yerkir.

    Opposition includes the Armenian National Congress, a alliance
    of political parties under leadership of former President Levon
    Ter-Petrosyan.

    The Republican Party introduced 33 candidates.

    Dashnaktsutyun, Heritage, Democratic Party, Communist Party, United
    Armenians will take part as well.

    The Armenian parliament has 131 seats. 90 MPs are elected according
    to party lists, the rest according to single-mandate districts. Some
    deputies were put on the proportional list.

    180 candidates will struggle for 41 seats in the parliament according
    to the majority list.

    Elections are planned for May 6, 2012. The previous elections were
    held in 2007 with the Republican Party winning them.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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