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Published on May 15, 2012
PROSPEROUS ARMENIA DEMANDS ITS ELECTORAL BRIBE BACK - PAPER
- According to Zhoghovurd paper, Prosperous Armenia party demands that the village of Lernanist in Armenia's Kotayk province gives back the electoral bribe the party offered here ahead of May 6 parliamentary elections.
The paper's sources claim that "Lernanist mayor Arlik Arshakyan demands that all local residents return the AMD10000 they have received."
The village head refuted the rumors saying: "Nothing of the kind happened. How can such thing occur?"
When asked whether Prosperous Armenia distributed electoral bribe in this community, the local head said: "I wish they had [offered the money]"
Headlines for May 15, 2012
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Prosperous Armenia party has split over potential coalition with the ruling force, Hraparak paper reports.
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