“TER-PETROSSIAN ENJOYS LANDSLIDE VICTORY”
“The authorities are in acute agony. There are leading their last struggle to survive an inevitable defeat as all the surveys testify to Ter-Petrossian’s landslide victory,” said Nikol Pashinian, member of Levon Ter-Petrossian’s pre-election office. He also referred to cases of vote stuffing, scuffles and irregularities.
“RUBEN HAIRAPETIAN BEATS PROXIES”
Today Arsen Khanamirian and Garik Ghazarian, Levon Ter-Petrossian’s proxies at Precinct 1/4, were driven to the “Harsnakar” Hotel where they were severely beaten by Ruben Hairapetian’s team-20-30 people, Leader of “Alternative” Initiative Nikol Pashinian told A1+.
PROXY SWEARS AT JOURNALISTS
Our shooting groups have been visiting different precincts of Vanadzor Town since early morning. They have registered cases of vote stuffing and irregularities. People have been bused to precincts across the country. Our reporters have come across cases of mass bribery.
LEVON TER-PETROSSIAN IN THE LEAD
“Alfa-GA” Company has issued the results of the exit poll. The poll was conducted at 132 precincts covering 100 settlements.
CASES OF VOTE STUFFING REVEALED
There was a hustle and bustle at Precinct 5/23, Arabkir, at about 6 o’clock p.m. Over ten fellows were “seriously engaged in something.” They seemed to be putting in a bulb. In fact, some of them were standing on the table, while the others were stuffing ballots in the ballot-box.
VOTER LAY ON BALLOT-BOX
Today a group of fellows intruded into Precinct 11/10 located in School N35 and began beating Levon Ter-Petrossian’s proxy Jora Azarian. They turned out to have stolen the seal and were trying to stuff ballots. Jora Azarian had noticed it and taken efforts to prevent their further stuffing.
SAMVEL ALEKSANYAN INTIMIDATES
Almost from all precincts in Malatya-Sebastia community we receive alarm calls regarding the fraud cases. The residents of the community tell how the NA Deputy Samvel Aleksanyan travels around the community in cars and stuffs the voting booths.
A MAN IS HIDDEN
Bribe is distributed to people in Vanadzor from yesterday. Mini buses are traveling about the city full of people. They are people of middle age, who approach the election districts in groups.
OPEN ELECTIONS IN VARDENIS
An alarm call was received from Vardenis that too many people have gathered at election districts, at small precincts about 100 people have gathered, young people have gathered not far away from voters.
“THEY TAKE AWAY PASSPORTS”
“A1+” received an alarm call that at 2/23 election district in Arabkir, activities of proxies and members of election commissions are hampered.
“A VOLUME WILL BE OPENED”
The Chairman of the “National Democratic Union” and the presidential candidate Vazgen Manukyan voted at the precinct located in the building of Writer’s Union.
CORRESPONDENT OF “HAYAKAKAN ZHAMANAK” BEATEN
Today at 13/16 election district, which is located at 43 school, the correspondent of “Haykakan Zhamanak” (Armenian Times) daily newspaper Lusine Barseghyan was beaten in the eyes of police.
“YOU WILL PROTECT MY VOTES”
“I will win in the first round with 99 percent votes”, answered the RA First President and the presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan to the journalists’ questions after voting.
HE VOTED FOR TURNING ON THE CLOCK OF THE NEW BEGINNING
The RA presidential candidate and the Leader of “Orinats Yerkir” party Arthur Baghdasaryan arrived at 10/28 election district with his wife and voted of “New Armenia”.
“HE SHOULD BE WITH ME”
The presidential candidate and member of the ARF Bureau Vahan Hovhannisyan voted with his wife at the school after Giboyedov at 10 a.m. .
SERGE SARGSYAN ALSO FIGHTS
Today at 9/11 election district the RA presidential candidate and the RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan carried out his civil obligation with his wife and daughter.
HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s proxy Pargev Mnatsakanyan was beaten at 1/21 election district in Malatya-Segbastia community. He was taken to hospital.
CEC REFUSES TO ANSWER TO PHONE CALLS
Voting booths are installed in differently at various election districts. According to the law, the voter should stand with his face to the election commission, but it is violated in many election districts.
KOCHARYAN’S ROLE WILL BECOME CLEAR ON 9 APRIL
Today at 10:45 Paronyan Street in Yerevan was closed, since at number 24 school after Spendaryan, where 9/11 election district is located, a number of high ranking officials have been voting for many years during the elections.
PROXIES WERE MADE OUT OF CITY
Levon Ter-Petrosyan does not have proxies in the city of Abovyan any more. They all were made out of the city by force.
WHO IS KOTIK?
The incident took place at 5/20 election district in Arabkir. Here, they have beaten Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s proxy Tigran Kargulyan, and then with the interference of the police, he was made out of the election district.
ARE THEY BEATING?
In Abovyan 28/06 election district and almost in all precincts Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s proxies, members of election commissions and the observers are beaten and they are made out of election districts by force and the police does not interfere in it”
OPERATOR OF “A1+” BEATEN
10 minutes ago on Zavaryan 6 Street unknown people tried to break the video camera of “A1+”. A group of men in black approached our operator, as he was coming off the car.
RIGGING BEGAN…
In the election districts in Tavush, where soldiers vote, military commanders are registered as observers in civil cloths. Particularly, in the election district in Lusadzor village, military officer Pashayan Armen is registered as the representative of “Free Society” institute.