ANC appealed to Constitutional Court
The Armenian National Congress has appealed to the Constitutional Court in protest to the interpretation of the "Electoral Code" by the Central Electoral Commission according to which any citizen of Yerevan who is registered and is not even a citizen may participate in elections.
On March 10, 2009, the Central Electoral Commission clarified that "during the local self-government elections, according to the 2nd article of the Electoral Code, RA citizens who have reached 18 years of age have the right to vote, as well as those who have one-year registration in the district and any other person aged 18 years old without RA citizenship."
"It turns out that anyone who has acquired registration 60 seconds before the vote and does not even have citizenship may participate in the elections. This is one way by which they will try to secure the figures they want," told "A1+" ANC reprsentative Artak Zeylanyan.
"We have appealed to the Administrative Court and the court apparently made a reference to the legal action, which contradicts the Constitution and the electoral right," said Artak Zeylanyan who added that the ANC is relying on the Constitutional Court.
The ANC is currently debating the constitutionality of the electoral code.
Let us remind that the verdict reached by the Administrative Court is final and the issue concerning the electoral right is not subject to debate in the European Court of Human Rights because issues relating to local self-government are not defended by the European Convention.
