11 CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR BY-ELECTIONS TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AT ELECTORAL DISTRICT No 15 ON AUGUST 26
Noyan Tapan
Jun 18 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 18, NOYAN TAPAN. 11 candidates have been nominated for
participation in the by-elections to the RA National Assembly by the
majoritarian electoral system at electoral district No 15 (Aragatsotn
marz) on August 26. The deadline for submitting the necessary documents
for registration at the Central Election Commission (CEC) is July
12. The registration of candidates is scheduled for July 17-22. CEC’s
spokeswoman Tsovinar Khachatrian told NT correspondent about it.
Among those nominated are three persons by the same name of Khachik
Manukian. One of them is a member of the Republican Party of Armenia
(RPA), who was elected at the May 12 elections and later – on June
6 he declined to receive his deputy mandate. The other two are
non-partisans and have been nominated on civil initiative. The other
candidates nominated at this electoral district are: chairman of the
"Heritage" Party, deputy of the NA of current convocation elected
by the proportional electoral system Raffi Hovannisian, ARF member
Gurgen Shahinian, nonpartisans – Talin mayor Mnatsakan Mnatsakanian,
Emin Karapetian, Tigran Sahakian, Arsen Vardanian, Vahagn Petrosian,
as well as deputy of the NA of previous convocation Mekhak Mkhitarian
who left the "Orinats Yerkir" Party.