50 COMPLAINTS OF BREACHES IN ELECTION SECOND ROUND RECEIVED BY CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMISSIONMarch 6, 2003 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the course of the second round of the presidential elections of Armenia the central electoral commission has received 50 complaints of breaches. As reported by legal expert of the commission Nune Hovhannisian, 32 of them have already been addressed. The rest are being solved and responses from polling stations are expected. "38 out of the 50 complaints refer to pre-term cease of authority of members of district electoral commissions," - N.Hovhannisian reported. In her words, the whole data is checked and in some instances the cases were sent for consideration by the prosecutor's office. As noted by N.Hovhannisian, there were also statements on violations by proxies and international observers, which hampered the normal operation of election centers. Specifically, in her words, there were cases when international observers took electoral documents and tried to copy out something from there, which is exceeding their commission. Moreover, mass insertions of ballots in favor of both candidates were registered, N.Hovhannisian said. In the legal advisor's words, 60-70% of most complaints is false information. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |