By empty (6/10/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Constitutional Court has received 19 complaints from 24 candidates challenging the official results of the 25 May parliamentary elections in single-mandate constituencies. Those candidates include former Interior Minister and Yerevan Mayor Suren Abrahamian. In addition, the opposition Artarutiun election bloc has appealed the results in the proportional voting.
The Constitutional Court has received 19 complaints from 24 candidates challenging the official results of the 25 May parliamentary elections in single-mandate constituencies. Those candidates include former Interior Minister and Yerevan Mayor Suren Abrahamian. In addition, the opposition Artarutiun election bloc has appealed the results in the proportional voting. The court will work on Saturdays in order to review all those appeals within the legally required time frame. Meanwhile, the Democratic Liberal Union of Armenia has decided against appealing the vote result to the Constitutional Court. A party spokesman said it would be impossible to recheck the votes cast in every single constituency. (Noyan Tapan)