'Transparent ' stuffing in transparent ballot box
A murder case has been recorded during the 2012 parliamentary elections in Armenia.
A man died from a gunshot wound in Shahumyan village in Ararat marz. Three other people were injured. Sunday's vote will be remembered also for many other things - large-scale machination and gross violations, vote buying and threats against proxies, media representatives and international observers. There were also instances of ballot stuffing and forged protocols, which made opposition candidates allege that the Central Election Commission is engaged in ‘drawing figures.'
The most striking fact was reported on Election day when the number of voters abruptly increased in the last 30 minutes, just before the closure of the polls. Eight-percent turnout was recorded during that period against the 41 percent recorded in the previous 11 hours. The highlight of the elections was the success of Gurgen Arsenyan's United Labour Party
