4 CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENCY OFFICIALLY NOMINATED AS OF NOVEMBER 30
Noyan Tapan
Nov 30, 2007
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Documents necessary for nomination
of candidatures of RA Prime Minister, RPA Chairman Serge Sargsian and
NDU Chairman Vazgen Manukian were submitted to the Central Electoral
Commission on November 30. Both of them have been nominated by the
decisions of the respective parties. Noyan Tapan correspondent was
informed about it by CEC Spokesperson Tatev Ohanian.
Thus, as of November 30, four candidates for presidency have been
nominated in CEC: besides the above mentioned two candidates, National
Unity party Chairman Artashes Geghamian had been nominated by the
party decision and first RA President Levon Ter-Petrosian by the
order of self-nomination. The deadline of nomination of candidates
for February 19, 2008 elections is December 6, 18:00.
Among the nominated candidates, Vazgen Manukian has the largest
experience of running for presidential elections. He has taken part
in three out of four presidential elections held since 1991 up to
present. L. Ter-Petrosian and A. Geghamian have taken part in two
elections: the first in 1991 and in 1996 and the second in 1998 and
in 2003. S. Sargsian had never been nominated as a candidate for
presidency so far.