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Armenian presidential contender's campaign headquarters informs about
election rigging `innovations'
NEWS.AM
February 16, 2013 | 14:00
YEREVAN. - Members from Armenia's presidential candidate, opposition
Heritage Party Chairman, former FM Raffi Hovannisian's headquarters
have recorded, from January 21 to Saturday, about 100 cases of
violation of the campaign rights and of the Electoral Code. And all
these violations were committed in favor of the ruling Republican
Party candidate, incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan, Hovannisian's
campaign headquarters press secretary Hovsep Khurshudyan stated during
a press conference on Saturday.
In his words, they have received reports that monetary election bribes
are already being distributed. Khurshudyan also informed about the
election rigging `novelties' by the authorities.
`The campaign headquarters of the candidate of the authorities have
been distributed colored pens, which will be given to those citizens
who have taken election bribes. In this way, the authorities are
attempting to oversee those citizens,' said the press secretary
Hovannisian's campaign headquarters.
As per Khurshudyan, the Central Electoral Commission and the Police
start investigating these violations solely when they are informed
about them. He added that the Police have not yet announced that they
have caught any culprit.
Hovsep Khurshudyan also noted that oftentimes those, who have informed
about the election violations, prefer to remain anonymous because they
are confident that they themselves will be punished instead of the
actual offenders.
From: Baghdasarian
election rigging `innovations'
NEWS.AM
February 16, 2013 | 14:00
YEREVAN. - Members from Armenia's presidential candidate, opposition
Heritage Party Chairman, former FM Raffi Hovannisian's headquarters
have recorded, from January 21 to Saturday, about 100 cases of
violation of the campaign rights and of the Electoral Code. And all
these violations were committed in favor of the ruling Republican
Party candidate, incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan, Hovannisian's
campaign headquarters press secretary Hovsep Khurshudyan stated during
a press conference on Saturday.
In his words, they have received reports that monetary election bribes
are already being distributed. Khurshudyan also informed about the
election rigging `novelties' by the authorities.
`The campaign headquarters of the candidate of the authorities have
been distributed colored pens, which will be given to those citizens
who have taken election bribes. In this way, the authorities are
attempting to oversee those citizens,' said the press secretary
Hovannisian's campaign headquarters.
As per Khurshudyan, the Central Electoral Commission and the Police
start investigating these violations solely when they are informed
about them. He added that the Police have not yet announced that they
have caught any culprit.
Hovsep Khurshudyan also noted that oftentimes those, who have informed
about the election violations, prefer to remain anonymous because they
are confident that they themselves will be punished instead of the
actual offenders.
From: Baghdasarian