Author: Kalantarian Kevo

Alternative EXIT POLL

11:56 pm | May 06, 2012 | Politics

Kentron TV organized an EXIT POLL with 400 participants in Yerevan on
May 6. Based on the results, Prosperous Armenia Party is in the lead
with 38%, followed by the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) with 25%.
Out of the participants, 12% cast their votes for the Armenian
National Congress (HAK) and 11% voted for the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D). Based on the survey, “Heritage”
Party had 7% of the votes, while the other political parties didn’t
even cross the 5th threshold of the EXIT POLL.

Charbakh resident took bribe and reported

06:45 pm | Today | Official

Press release of the Prosecutor General’s Office

On May 6, the RA Police Shengavit division received a message from a
resident of the 3rd Street in Charbakh district of Yerevan, stating
that the head of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) headquarters in
his district took his and his wife’s passport data , paid them 20,000
drams and suggested that they vote for the BHK through the
proportional electoral order in the May 6 NA elections and for deputy
candidate Lyova Khachatryan through the majoritarian electoral order
at precinct N 12.

The prepared materials have been sent to the RA Special Investigative
Service and a criminal case has been instigated.

ARFD rep.: CEC decision on permanent stamps violates secret ballot principle

May 6, 2012 – 19:46 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – ARF Dashnaktsutyun representative Armen Rustamyan
commented on Central Election Commission’s decision to replace
vanishing ink stamps in voters’ passports with ordinary permanent
stamps.

As he noted, on May 5, Armenia’s constitutional court refused to
release the list of voters who’ve cast their ballots, citing violation
of secret ballot principle behind the decision. `Having resolved
against vanishing ink stamps, the Central Election Commission has
violated the decision of the constitutional court,’ ARFD
representative said.

Dwelling on the activity of inter-party electoral headquarters,
Rustamyan noted, `without having as much resources as the government
does, we’re basically doing the work which is the government’s duty to
perform.’

French election: Centrist Bayrou backs Francois Hollande

11:59 . 04/05

Centrist leader Francois Bayrou has announced his support for
Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in Sunday’s presidential
election, BBC informs.

Mr Bayrou came fifth in the first round of voting, taking 9.1% of the vote.

If his supporters join him in voting for Mr Hollande, it would deal a
significant blow to Nicholas Sarkozy’s chances for re-election,
especially when the opinion polls show that the socialist candidate is
ahead Nikolas Sarkozy.

Front National candidate Marine Le Pen, who was the third in the first
round, has already said she will support neither Mr Sarkozy, nor his
rival in the second round. It was expected that she might support
Sarkozy, passing him the 18% of votes she got.

Today, it is the last day of the election campaign in France. Tomorrow
it is a day of silence here and after the end of the May 6
presidential elections France’s future president will become known.

ANC Proxy – “It’s a staged election”
Ararat Davtyan

hetq.am
16:08, May 6, 2012

Armanoush Mirzoyan, president of the 2/07 polling station in Yerevan’s
Nork Nork district, has given a big `thumbs up’ to today’s
parliamentary election, describing the process as `ideal’.

In contrast, ANC proxy Rouzanna Karapetyan noted that the process was
evidently directed from above.

`They are bringing people in groups and telling them who to vote for.
Naturally the organizers are instructing people to vote for the ruling
Republican Party,’ said Karapetyan.

Knarik Zatikyan, a proxy for the Republican Party at the polling
station, denied the charges.

Large-scale irregularities reported during voting

arminfo
Sunday, May 6, 16:07

The Joint Inter-Party Headquarters of Prosperous Armenia, ARFD and
ANC to control over election process urges international observers and
authorities of Armenia to respond to large- scale irregularities
during voting, the press-service of the Headquarters told ArmInfo on
May 6.

The source alarms that the ink stamps in the passports of voters
disappear within few minutes, while they should have been visible
within 12 hours. The press-service reports that many voters are sure
that the given irregularities were planned beforehand.

Cases of violent treatment of the authorized persons and open voting
have been reported as well. The headquarters urges the citizens to be
active not avoid such irregularities.

Leader of Prosperous Armenia Party: It depends on result of
parliamentary elections whether Prosperous Armenia will support Serzh
Sargsyan or not

arminfo
Sunday, May 6, 17:24

It depends on the result of the parliamentary elections whether
Prosperous Armenia will support Serzh Sargsyan during presidential
election of 2013 or not, Leader of Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik
Tsarukyan told media after voting at the polling stations No. 28/28 in
the village of Arinj, Kotayk region, ArmInfo’s correspondent reported.

Tsarukyan said that he will be visiting electoral headquarters
throughout the day to settle problems if there are such. As for the
election result, Tsarukyan said that Prosperous Armenia Party will
keep working and will not disappear from the political field
irrespective of how many percent of votes it will receive. It depends
on the party that will receive majority of votes and the powers to
make changes in the country. “Changes, conditions and possibilities
are important now. To do that one must be aware of the situation and
has the right to change it. The people have been told that they are to
decide their future. Everyone must vote today to ensure free and
transparent elections,” he said.

PM agrees with ex-leader Kocharian Armenia needs changes

May 6, 2012 – 12:42 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Prime Minister expressed confidence that Armenia
needs changes.

`I agree with the 1st and 2nd presidents of independent Armenia in the
fact that the country needs changes. The team, which provided the
safety of the country and promoted two-fold economic growth during
Robert Kocharian’s presidency, has enough knowledge and experience to
bring about changes,’ Tigran Sargsyan stated commenting on ex-leader
Robert Kocharian’s criticism of current authorities.

The Prime Minister, accompanied by his family, cast his vote at
electoral district 10/8, choosing `Armenia’s bright future.’

Injury Update: No lives at risk, but dozens still receiving treatment
after balloon accident

News | 06.05.12 | 12:10

[image: Injury Update: No lives at risk, but dozens still receiving
treatment after balloon accident]

Photolure
About 80 of 154 citizens, who were injured from the explosions of
gas-filled balloons on Friday at the rally of ruling Republican Party of
Armenia (RPA) in Republic Square, remain at hospitals. Twenty five victims
are intensive care; there are people who will need plastic surgeries later.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) reports that there is no patient whose life is
at stake and that patients are being dismissed hourly.

On Friday, a few minutes after the accident, the rally continued, including
a speech by President Serzh Sargsyan. Soon after concluding his speech
Sargsyan visited some accident victims at Nairi Hospital and on Saturday
attended a prayer service. He was criticized severely, however, for not
stopping the rally, and for not mentioning anything about the blast in his
speech. In response to those accusations, an RPA representative said that
Sargsyan did not mention it so as to not create panic or a possible traffic
jam, so that all victims could be taken to hospitals from Republic Square
on time.

Some of the victims, mainly youngsters, suffered burns from melting rubber;
others suffered as a result of the crush caused by panic.

Police report that a criminal case has been launched against those who
prepared the balloons, for violating the rules of maintenance,
registration, transfer, delivery and usage of inflammable or caustic
materials, as well as the illegal transfer and delivery of such materials,
if they caused severe consequences due to careless treatment.

APA, Azerbaijan
May 5 2012

Ali Hasanov: `Unfortunately, neither the OSCE Minsk Group nor the
other international organizations take any measure on Armenians’
policy of artificial settlement’

[ 05 May 2012 13:19 ]
Baku. Kamala Guliyeva – APA. `A research was carried out with the
participation of the OSCE’s fact-finding mission and the UN, and it
was revealed that the Armenians continue the artificial settlement in
Azerbaijan’s occupied territories.

But unfortunately, neither the OSCE Minsk Group nor the other
international organizations made a statement on it and took any
measures’, said Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Committee
on Work of Refugees and IDPs Ali Hasanov commenting on the
construction of city by Armenians in occupied Khojavend reguon, APA
reports.

Hasanov said that these acts of Armenians weren’t new: `There are
continuously engaged in this work. Whatever they do, it will be
useless. They will see it when they release the occupied territories’.