#armvote2021. Daily News Digest [31.05.2021]
17:20 - 31 May, 2021

#armvote2021. Daily News Digest [31.05.2021]

Officially registered parties and blocs

May 31 was the deadline for the registration of parties and blocs for snap elections. 

Today, the police announced the total number of voters included in the register, thus, 2,581,093 citizens are included in the official voter register. The registration of the electoral lists of parties and alliances was finished today at 18:00 Yerevan time. The election campaign starts on June 7 and ends on June 18. There are discussions in media that some parties have already started their campaigns before officially announced day. Aramayis Avetisyan, a candidate of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) and a member of the ANC board, states that ANC is an exception and will start its campaign within the timeframe set by law. Intensive preparations are underway. However, according to experts the launch of the election campaign before the official date is not a violation of the law. 

  • Vahagn Hovakimyan, a member of the "My Step" faction, reports that the Civil Contract party is registered for the snap parliamentary election. 
  • The registration of David Alexander Grigoryan, a candidate from the "Fair Armenia" party’s electoral list,  was rejected by Central Electoral Commission (CEC). 
  • Today, CEC announced the sequence of the numbering of parties and blocs for snap elections:
  1. Fair Armenia Party
  2. Armenian National Congress Party
  3. Civil Contract Party
  4. Zartonq (Awakening) National Christian Party
  5. Freedom (Azatutyun) Party
  6. “I Have the Honor” Alliance
  7. United Homeland Party
  8. Pan-Armenian National Statehood Party
  9. Bright Armenia Party 
  10. Our Home is Armenia Party
  11. Republic (Hanrapetutyun) Party
  12. Armenian Homeland Party
  13. Free Homeland Alliance
  14. Prosperous Armenia Party
  15. Democratic Party of Armenia
  16. 5165 National Conservative Movement Party
  17. Citizen’s Decision Social-Democratic Party
  18. “Shirinyan-Babajanyan Alliance of Democrats
  19. National Agenda Party
  20. Rise (Ascent) Party
  21. Liberal Party
  22. Armenian Eagles United Armenia Party
  23. European Party of Armenia
  24. “Armenia” (Hayastan) alliance 
  25. National-Democratic Pole Party
  26. Sovereign Armenia Party

 

  • Aramayis Avetisyan, a candidate of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) and a member of the ANC board, is sure if Nikol Pashinyan had not put his candidacy in this election, people would have formed a new configuration in the political field. In that sense, Robert Kocharyan would not have a chance to be elected. Therefore, the absence of Nikol Pashinyan would create an opportunity for citizens to make the right, rational, democratic choice

 

What kind of new agenda will parties and blocs initiate in case if they win elections?

  • Arthur Vanetsyan states that in case of victory their bloc will initiate legislative changes. In particular, candidates for high government positions must undergo a medical examination for alcoholism, drug addiction, and mental disorders.
  • The chairman of the "Fair Armenia" Party Norayr Norikyan states that in case of success in the upcoming snap parliamentary elections, they will initiate a referendum to shift into a semi-presidential governing system.


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