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RPA AND PAP BREACH LAW MORE FREQUENTLY

Politics

The Vanadzor office of Helsinki Civil Assembly has recorded numerous contraventions by campaigners. Parties offer money and in-kind goods to voters.

The organization (HCA) has been following the electoral campaign process in the framework of the project Legal Initiative, Elections 2007.

The observers of the organization have recorded breaches carried by the Prosperous Armenia, the Republican Party of Armenia, the ARF Dashnaktsutyun and the United Labour Party. During a meeting the Republican mayor of Vanadzor Samvel Darbinyan has asked the parents of a kindergarten to vote for RPA. Aram Kocharyan, the head of Lori regional administration, at a meeting with the staff of a Vanadzor clinic, has propagated in favor of RPA, urging to vote for his party.

According to the report, the Lori regional office for gas supplying works in favor of RPA as well. Each employee of the office has been assigned to collect 10 people’s signatures and personal data.

“Even the drivers of community routes have been assigned by route owners to present the passport data of 15 voters – in favor of RPA,” says Arthur Sakunts, the head of the HCA Vanadzor office. According to the report, ARF Dashnaktsutyun has been paying 7000 dram for a vote, and RPA – 3000 to 5000 dram.

Observers state that when the PAP electoral headquarters in Taron district, Vanadzor, allotted just 5 kg of flour to each family, it evoked disagreements and arguments. After the argument, the headquarters added the volume of flour by 20 more kg to each family.

According to the data of the HCA Vanadzor office observers, PAP activities are not limited to distributing flour. The party provides citizens with free legal advice. They have given some envelopes to the residents of Taron district and have written down the personal data of family members on documents with the seal of PAP on them.

The report also mentions that the ULP office continues taking applications on social issues from citizens. ARFD has recruited people under legal age to distribute their posters and booklets in streets.

The HCA office in Vanadzor is going to submit the registered contraventions with district electoral commissions.