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PRESIDENT SARGSYAN SAYS HAYRIKYAN SHOOTING AIMED AT DERAILING ELECTION
http://www.armenianow.com/vote_2013/43062/armenia_presidential_election_serzh_sargsyan_paruy r_hayrikyan
VOTE 2013 | 01.02.13 | 20:57
The shooting attack against presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan
was directed not only against the politician himself, but also against
Armenia~Rs statehood, said President Serzh Sargsyan talking to the
media in the hospital where Hayrikyan had been operated on after
suffering a gunshot wound in the chess late on Thursday.
Sargsyan, who is seeking another five-year term as president in the
current election, visited Hayrikyan, one of his opponents in the
current campaign, to comfort him and wish him a speedy recovery.
~SThose standing behind the crime obviously had a goal to affect the
natural course of the electoral process. We are confident that the
law-enforcement bodies will do their utmost to solve the case,~T
Sargsyan said after the meeting.
The head of state expressed confidence that Hayrikyan would recover soon.
Earlier on Friday the Sargsyan campaign headquarters announced that
they postponed their candidate~Rs campaign meetings in several
districts of Yerevan in the wake of last night~Rs shooting attack
against Hayrikyan.
Under Armenian law, an election could be postponed by two weeks if a
candidate encounters ~Qinsurmountable obstacles~R to his campaign and if
the obstacle persists a new election is scheduled within the next 40
days.
The Central Election Commission held a meeting Friday afternoon,
indicating that the issue of postponing the election is up to the
Constitutional Court to decide on the basis of the application of a
candidate who believes ~Qinsurmountable obstacles~R have arisen to his
or her campaign.
In an interview to the Public Television on Friday Hayrikyan did not
exclude that the election could be postponed by two weeks, as required
by law due to an 'insurmountable obstacle' to his campaign, but said
he should recover during this time and there would be no need for
appointing new elections in 40 days.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
http://www.armenianow.com/vote_2013/43062/armenia_presidential_election_serzh_sargsyan_paruy r_hayrikyan
VOTE 2013 | 01.02.13 | 20:57
The shooting attack against presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan
was directed not only against the politician himself, but also against
Armenia~Rs statehood, said President Serzh Sargsyan talking to the
media in the hospital where Hayrikyan had been operated on after
suffering a gunshot wound in the chess late on Thursday.
Sargsyan, who is seeking another five-year term as president in the
current election, visited Hayrikyan, one of his opponents in the
current campaign, to comfort him and wish him a speedy recovery.
~SThose standing behind the crime obviously had a goal to affect the
natural course of the electoral process. We are confident that the
law-enforcement bodies will do their utmost to solve the case,~T
Sargsyan said after the meeting.
The head of state expressed confidence that Hayrikyan would recover soon.
Earlier on Friday the Sargsyan campaign headquarters announced that
they postponed their candidate~Rs campaign meetings in several
districts of Yerevan in the wake of last night~Rs shooting attack
against Hayrikyan.
Under Armenian law, an election could be postponed by two weeks if a
candidate encounters ~Qinsurmountable obstacles~R to his campaign and if
the obstacle persists a new election is scheduled within the next 40
days.
The Central Election Commission held a meeting Friday afternoon,
indicating that the issue of postponing the election is up to the
Constitutional Court to decide on the basis of the application of a
candidate who believes ~Qinsurmountable obstacles~R have arisen to his
or her campaign.
In an interview to the Public Television on Friday Hayrikyan did not
exclude that the election could be postponed by two weeks, as required
by law due to an 'insurmountable obstacle' to his campaign, but said
he should recover during this time and there would be no need for
appointing new elections in 40 days.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress