None of presidential hopefuls rejected nomination

PanARMENIAN.Net - None of the presidential candidates has rejected nomination, the RA CEC press office reported.



The Armenian Central Election Committee registered nine presidential hopefuls. National Consent party leader Aram Harutyunyan, RA NA former speaker, Orinats Yerkir party leader Artur Baghdassaryan, National Unity party leader Artashes Geghamyan, ALM Holding president, chairman of People's Party of Armenia Tigran Karapetyan, chairman of the National Democratic Union Vazgen Manukyan, RA NA vice speaker, ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau member Vahan Hovhannisian, RA Prime Minister, RPA chairman Serzh Sargsyan and Armenia's first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan will run for the post.



The CEC approved the form and contents of the ballot paper, where nine candidates are listed in alphabetic order. 2 mln 390 thousand ballot papers will be printed by Tigran Mets publishing house. Each constituency will be provided extra 3% of papers.



Constitutional Right Union chair Hayk Babukhanyan announced that his party will not support any of the candidates. "The Constitutional Right Union will not back any candidate while rank-and-file members are free to make their choice. They can support whomever they like except Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Vazgen Manukyan," Mr Babukhanyan said, elections2008.am reports.



8 criminal cases have been initiated since January 21. Law enforcers will look into the assault on election headquarters of Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Artur Baghdassaryan, a fight during Ter-Petrosyan's rally in Talin and Artashat as well as firing upon Serzh Sargsyan's headquarters in Yerevan.



The working group dealing with election campaign violations office has received 34 complaints. "The public prosecutor's office provided explanation on 5 of them. 17 were rejected, 9 are under consideration," spokesperson Sona Truzyan said.