As long as there is no candidate
"There are no violations at the pre-election headquarters," told "A1+" lawyer Hrair Tovmasyan.
"There is no pre-election campaign going on at the moment due to lack of candidates. They will come out on April 25-30 after registration. There can't be a campaign without candidates," Hrair Tovmasyan went on to say.
In general, whatever is not prohibited by law is permitted.
The mayor election campaign is set to launch on May 2, yet the Republican Party's headquarters are already campaigning in some districts.
"It is possible to set up headquarters and start campaigning after the end of each election," told "A1+" Republican Party press speaker, NA Deputy Edward Sharmazanov.
As for the lists posted in some districts, Edward Sharmazanov recalled the clarification given by the Central Electoral Commission during the last elections.
"The CEC decided and made it clear that it is not considered to be campaigning if there are no slogans or if the board is not bigger than 7 square meters and the expenses are not taken out of the pre-electoral campaign fund."
Hrair Tovmasyan told "A1+" that taking into account the importance of the stages; the RA Electoral Code has specified the pre-election stage concept; in other words, what is allowed and what is not. Hrair Tovmasyan believes that working in the pre-electoral stage is not a violation of the law. The mayor may be the current mayor and a running candidate.
Perhaps this is not a concrete violation of the law, but rather the unequal opportunities for candidates.
