CONCOURSES AT PRECINCTS

Today the atmosphere is rather tense today in Metaksi district, Yerevan's mayoral candidate Gagik Beglaryan's birthplace. Though the chairmen of Precincts 9/4 and 9/5 assured us that everything was under control, HAK and ZhK representatives complained of concourses and pressure against proxies. The chairman of Precinct 9/5, Arthur Mkrtchyan tried to prevent A1+ from shooting the polling station. He stated that the journalists were intervening with their activity. He even invited A1+'s journalist to a private room and wanted to see the photos taken by the journalist. Arthur Mkrtchyan even demanded ALM's cameraman to leave the precinct when the latter was shooting the voting process. Note that the booths at both precincts were easily controlled by several guys having no connection with the election commission. Heritage Party representative to the Central Election Commission, Zoya Tadevosyan protocolled the fact and immediately called for an order at the precinct. "They are ordinary voters waiting for their turn and are free to stand wherever they want," replied the chairmen. Meanwhile, policemen were sitting calmly in a separate room and doing nothing to disperse the crowd. An unprecedented activity was noted at Precinct 9/5. No matter how hard the chairman explained that people at the precinct shouldn't exceed 15, no one obeyed him and left the premises. A1+ counted about 60 people inside the small precinct. The situation calmed down with candidate Gagik Beglaryan's arrival. The latter informed journalists that the election has been proceeding very calmly up until now and the turnout is satisfactory.

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Headlines for May 31, 2009

OYK WILL NO QUIT THE COALITION
Even if mass election fraud is reported the Orinats Yerkir Party (OYK) will not quit the Coalition. ...
ALEXANDER ARZUMANYAN ASKED POLICEMEN TO TURN AROUND
Former Deputy Prosecutor General Gagik Jhangiryan left prison for a few hours today. He went to vote at Yerevan's Precinct 3/27. After a thorough study of the area the police let Gagik Jhangiryan enter ...
TIGRAN KARAPETYAN IS DISPLEASED
Leader of the People's Party, candidate for Yerevan's mayor, Tigran Karapetyan voted at Precinct 4/32. He arrived at the Precinct with his two children. The leader of the People's Party voiced concern ...
VIOLATIONS REGISTERED
The capital's precincts opened at 8 a.m. declaring the start of the Yerevan municipal election. Alarms about violations and fabrications followed the offset of the election. Taxi-Z service and minibuses ...
JOURNALISTS BEATEN UP
Journalists of "Chorrord Ishkhanutyun" and "Hayq" dailies, Gohar Veziryan and Tatev Mesropyan were beaten up at Precinct 9/1 located at School N33 at 10.25 today morning. Witnesses say the journalists ...
VANADZOR CITIZENS PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTE
"We have nothing to do with the Yerevan municipal election. We are in Yerevan on business. If you have any questions you may turn to Gagik Beglaryan's pre-election office in Tumanyan Street," a ...
DEAR READERS
Along with A1+'s website you can visit elections.a1plus.am to get acquainted with official reports on election fraud and rigging. All key actors of the election race place press releases and reports ...
LEVON TER-PETROSYAN WILL EXPRESS HIS OPINION TOMORROW
HAK's candidate for Yerevan's Mayor, Levon Ter-Petrosyan voted at Precinct 9/10 at 1.00 p.m. Levon Ter-Petrosyan was accompanied by his wife and three grandchildren. He refused to give any comments on ...
CONCOURSES AT PRECINCTS
Today the atmosphere is rather tense today in Metaksi district, Yerevan's mayoral candidate Gagik Beglaryan's birthplace. Though the chairmen of Precincts 9/4 and 9/5 assured us that everything was under ...
CANDIDATES CAST VOTES
Artsvik Minasyan, who tops the candidate list of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party, cast a vote at Precinct 4/17 in Arabkir District. He was accompanied by his wife, children, father-in-law and mother-in-law. ...
Â€BARGAVACH FANSÂ€
Two young men holding black folders and wearing green shirts with the word "Armenia" on them were near the polling station at Ajapnyak district. Two of the young men with green shirts from the 7/31 polling ...
IT WILL BE HARD THIS TIME
The "Vernisaj" is packed with people every Sunday and this Sunday was no exception. "A1+" asked traders if they had managed to vote or if they were planning to go to the polls, yet a majority of them ...
PEOPLE FROM RURAL REGIONS PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTE
"The leading bandit party tries to decide Yerevan's next mayor instead of our citizens. They want to realize their intention through residents of other Armenian settlements," the spokesman for Levon ...
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On May 31 A1+'s mobile transmission will be updated four time-at 2:00, 6:00, 9:00 and 12:00.
MP GAVE A SLAP
Today "Prosperous Armenia" MP Naira Zohrabyan slapped president of the Shengavit 11/04 Precinct Election Commission and experienced commission president Hasmik Ghazaryan. Naira Zohrabyan received an alarm ...
PUSHED THE OBSERVER AROUND
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TRIED TO BUY COMMISSION MEMBER?
At 11:15 a.m., "Heritage" commission member at the 9/28 polling station Daniel Ioanisyan recorded an electoral violation and tried to draw up a report, after which "Country of Law" commission member Arev ...
CAME FROM GYUMRI TO VOTE
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THEY FEEL LIKE GUESTS
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HELLO, IS THAT THE RA PRESIDENT?
President of the Malatia-Sebastia district's 7/05 polling station commission Ruzan Azizyan threatened member of the "Heritage" party Zoya Tadevosyan today at the Central Electoral Commission, saying that ...
WHAT CAN I DO?
There are still alarms from the Malatia-Sebastia district. People's Party leader Tigran Karapetyan's proxy at the 07/07 polling station Dariko Hovhannisyan told "A1+" that after seeing that nobody was ...
RESULTS WILL BE REPORTED LATER
The RoA Police issued a report today which says in part: The municipal election is underway in Yerevan. All reports and signals about election rigging are controlled by the police. Details are being revealed. ...
226,487 ELIGIBLE VOTERS CAST BALLOTS
The RoA Central Electoral Committee reports that as of 2:00 p.m. some 226,487 people ( 29.36% of eligible voters ) have already cast ballots in today's municipal elections. Remind that 771477 are reported ...
SUCH THINGS
Police summary Editor called On May 31 at 10:45 a.m. the on-duty police officers at the Erebuni police headquarters of the Police of Yerevan informed that an alarm was received according to which editor ...
EDITOR SIGNALS TO CASES OF ATTACK
On May 31, at about 10:45 a.m. editor of Hayq daily Gegham Nazaryan called the Yerevan Police Department saying that journalists of Hayq newspaper had been beaten up by Armenian MP Levon Sargsyan's bodyguards. ...