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Published on March 08, 2008
ARMENIAN COURT REJECTS TER-PETROSIAN ELECTION APPEAL
- The Constitutional Court rejected on Saturday opposition candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian’s appeal against the official results of Armenia’s disputed presidential election. The court ruled after day-long deliberations that the former Armenian president and his representatives failed to substantiate their claims that the February 19 vote was rigged in favor of the establishment candidate, Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian. The panel of nine judges found credible only some of the purported evidence of election fraud presented by Ter-Petrosian, ordering the Office of the Prosecutor-General to investigate it. But it made clear that the alleged violations could not have affected the election outcome. Ter-Petrosian appeared to have anticipated the rejection of his demands for a re-run of the election. None of his representatives was present at the announcement of the verdict. Hrant Nazarian, a Constitutional Court judge, took about 30 minutes to read out the verdict. According to the government-controlled Central Election Commission (CEC), Sarkisian won the ballot outright with 52.8 percent of the vote, while Ter-Petrosian finished a distant second with 21.5 percent. Ter-Petrosian and his allies rejected the official results as fraudulent, alleging widespread vote buying, multiple voting by Sarkisian supporters, voter intimidation and other violations. They rallied tens of thousands of supporters in Yerevan for eleven consecutive days in a bid to force the Armenian authorities to call a repeat election. The authorities denied the allegations, pointing to international observers’ generally positive assessment of their handling of the vote. They put a violent end to the opposition protests and imposed a state of emergency in Yerevan on March 1. Ter-Petrosian, who was placed under de facto house arrest, was allowed to make a brief appearance in the Constitutional Court to make a case for the scrapping of the official vote results on Wednesday. He said the rejection of his appeal “would result in a deficit of legitimacy that would be dangerous for both the country’s future and the Constitutional Court’s authority.” Ter-Petrosian claimed in particular that Sarkisian’s registration as a presidential candidate was “inherently illegal” because of a law that bars serving government officials from running for president. Representatives of Sarkisian and the CEC insisted during four-day court hearings that the clause applies to civil servants and that the post of prime minister is a political one. (Photolur photo)
Discussion
Hay wrote:
Gagik davachan...Gagik davachan...Gagik Davachan... you could have prevent the divided nation by invalidating this shamfull elections...you just sent Armenia to the stone ages...Gagik Davachan...My conclusion is in Amrenia there is no freedom of speach, freedom of movment,freedom of media, freedom of nothing...All 3 branches of goverment are corupt and not independent, they all are under ALBANATSI AND NARIMANOV Rule...Welcome to ArmMadagaskar country...SHUTUNGA TUNGA...Very soon they will steal from each other...and will be internal fight against each others wealth ...Very Soon Abovyan region will declare it's independece from within Armenia, (ALL MIGHTY KING DODY AL GAGO) Avan will folloow ( ALL MIGHTY KING HANTS NEMETS RUBENSTAIN)...Shahumya will follow (ALL MIGHTY KING LVIK SAMOXIN), Artashat will follow (ALL MIGHTY KING OF MUK MKSTAN)... and meny more...and at the end KING OF THE KING SERJIK THE GREAT AKA NARIMANOV...LONG LIVE TO KING LOX LAVA LOX LAVA...- APER TGHA wrote:
AMOT AMOT AMOT.- Hay
Gagik davachan...Gagik davachan...Gagik Davachan... you could have prevent the divided nation by invalidating this shamfull elections...you just sent Armenia to the stone ages...Gagik Davachan...My conclusion is in Amrenia there is no freedom of speach, freedom of movment,freedom of media, freedom of nothing...All 3 branches of goverment are corupt and not independent, they all are under ALBANATSI AND NARIMANOV Rule...Welcome to ArmMadagaskar country...SHUTUNGA TUNGA...Very soon they will steal from each other...and will be internal fight against each others wealth ...Very Soon Abovyan region will declare it's independece from within Armenia, (ALL MIGHTY KING DODY AL GAGO) Avan will folloow ( ALL MIGHTY KING HANTS NEMETS RUBENSTAIN)...Shahumya will follow (ALL MIGHTY KING LVIK SAMOXIN), Artashat will follow (ALL MIGHTY KING OF MUK MKSTAN)... and meny more...and at the end KING OF THE KING SERJIK THE GREAT AKA NARIMANOV...LONG LIVE TO KING LOX LAVA LOX LAVA...
- Hay
- Hay wrote:
- APER TGHA
AMOT AMOT AMOT.
Go see this video...Special forces with mask shooting streight towarcs ppl...liersss...this is shocking video...that proves Haylur and whole freeking goverment is covering their actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHhKq-0zKXg - APER TGHA
Henry wrote:
This is a Stalinian mascerade.
Armenia enters the dark ages of its modern history.- Levik wrote:
Հայաստանը դառնում է Կօրիյա, հուսիսաին ու հռաֆաին...
հուսիսաինը կմիանա վրաստանին իսկ հրաֆաինը պարսկաստանին ու ռուսաստանին
մենքել սդից կալիֆօռնյան ենք ուզելու...
լավել փողանակումա դղեք, ինչ վատա որ, զաթո կալիֆօռնյան հարուստ երկիրա, համել սաղ Հայերը եստեղ Լեվոնին են ուզում դե ինքնել մեր մոտ կգա ու կդառնա կալիֆօռնյաի նաղագահ...
այ Հայեր եդ Հայաստանի հօղում ինչ կա է որ կռիվեք բռնել վրան, արեք կալիֆօռնիան վերցենենք ու բռծնենք ելի, համել սդեղել սարկա դօշնի մասիսի պես, անունել շաստա, լիքը լիջեր կան ու վապշե տա կայֆով դեղա սաղտ ել լավ գիտեք ելի.
մենք ել կպռծնենք նրանք ել կպռծնեն - Rafael wrote:
To any reader that disagrees with 'Hay' he/she must visit Armenia live there and understand the internal structure..'Hay' you said it best about how Armenians will become a sectarian group. - ananun wrote:
հիմա ձեր սարքած բոռշը կերաք
աշխարհը նստած մեր վրայա ծիծաղւմ իսկ մենք ամեն մեկս աշխարհի տարբեռ կողմերից նստած լեվոն ւ սերժ ենք ծամւմ. թե մօռացել եք լեվօնի թաքավորւտյւնը կամ վանոյի միապետւթյւնը
թե հիմա շատերտ ինչւ եք ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻՑ դւրս. թե ինչւ շատերը հիմա աղողջ մտածելակեր կամ դատողւտյւն չւնեն, Հայրենասիրւթյւնը դառձել է անձնասիրւթյւն. լեվօնի ժամանակ վանոյի վախից այսքան հակա բաներ կարող եիք գերել կամ խոսել կամ թե Հայաստանւմ եիք որ այդքանը անեիք . Ազգի մի մասը ՛ առնող /թռնող՛ դառավ,ստախոսւտյւնը լավ գործառգ եր բերւմ, թե կլաներն էին քիչ .
հիմայել չնայած միշտ ել կար բերաններն են գցել Երեվանցի, գավարեցի, գյւմրեցի, ցի..ցի..ցի. գնա հետ ւ նայի թե պապերտ վորտեղից եկան ւ հաստատվեցին Հայաստանւմ
88-ին բռւնցք բարձրացրած ետ նւյն ցի- երի հետ ցի- երի համար եիք պայքառւմ.է բա այտ տղամարդ տղերքը.........հը գործերը լավեն հա ապե, բայց ապե ես ցի- երը դե ջոգւմես ելի ապե.
Եկավ անկախւթյւնա բերեց անկարքւթյւնը
90 ակաները ել չեն կրկնվելւ նոր ժամանակներ են նոր դար, նոր սերւնդ , նոր դասեր , սերժ-ռոբերտ-լեվօն-գագիկ ....................կգան -կգնան
մենք ով ենք այսոր, վորտեղ, ամբողջ հայերենից մեզ ամենա շատը հայհոյանքներն են մնացել
վոր կարող ենք իրար մի լավ հայհօյենք առանց ամաչելւ
ominac wrote:
the turk we hated all this years, is reincarnated in armenia.
the only difference they speak Armenian.
i have absolutely nothing in common with these people.
they can all go to hell and i can not care less.- abcd wrote:
The constitutional court's descision was predictable beforhand..
I'll agree with opinion that "democracy" and "liberty" movements in Armenia registered a step back. On the other hand maybe this is timely wise decsision to calm the nation from further uncontrolable developments? 
Alex wrote:
To those of you who think the Constitutional Court's ruling was biased or Armenia entering into the dark ages and comparing Armenians to Turks you're entitled to your opinion but you're totally MISGUIDED. You've got no understanding of the current geopolitical situation facing Armenia and all you can think of is some Western-fed notions of utopic Democracy.
Long Live Armenia, and it's Long March towards a better Education, Wisdom, and Prosperity.- MIHRAN wrote:
- Alex
To those of you who think the Constitutional Court's ruling was biased or Armenia entering into the dark ages and comparing Armenians to Turks you're entitled to your opinion but you're totally MISGUIDED. You've got no understanding of the current geopolitical situation facing Armenia and all you can think of is some Western-fed notions of utopic Democracy. Long Live Armenia, and it's Long March towards a better Education, Wisdom, and Prosperity.
BRAVO ALEX
SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT LTB HAS ALL THE ANSWERES NOW ...IF HE COMES TO POWER.. HE WAS THEIR AND HE DELIVERED HIS BEST . ARMENIANS KNOW THESE RESLUTS.
I DON'T BELIEVE EITHER THAT THE PRESENT REGIME COULD CHANGE OUR COUNTRY INTO A DEMOCRACY... THEY WILL TRY TO DO THEIR BEST.IT WILL TAKE TIME&EDUCATION.
DEVIDING THE NATION TO KHARABAGHTSIES & YEREVANTSIES WILL RESULT TO THE TOTAL DISTRUCTION OF OUR STATE-HOOD.
WE CAN'NT FIGHT AGAINST THE SUPER POWERS INTERESTS IN OUR REGION. WE HAVE TO LEARN FROM OUR ARCH RIVAL TURKEY HOW TO MUSTER THE ART OF POLITICS. - Alex
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Day of Women, Maternity and Beauty.
- 1878 The Armenian delegation, headed by Mkrtitsh Khrimyan "Hairik", left Constantinople to attend the Berlin Conference that dealt with the Armenian Question and the issues of the Treaty of San Stefano.
- 1892 Death of Srapion Hekimian, a prominent figure in the renaissance of the Armenian theater, acting and dramaturgy. He was born in 1832.
- 1911 Birth of Alan Vaness Chakmakjian (Alan Hovhanness), composer. He died in 2000.
- 1911 Birth of Alan Hovhannes (composer).
- 1919 Publication of Sultan Mohamed the 6th's Wahid-ed-din's Imperial Proclamation on starting court proceedings against the Young Turk government's leaders and the "Union and Progress" Party heads.
- 1956 Death of Dro (Drastamat Kanayan). He led the victorious Armenian troops who fought off the Turkish attack at Aparan in 1918. His remains were transferred there in 2001. He was born in 1884.
- 1965 Vanadzor's (Kirovakan) Thermal Power Station is put on line.
- 1965 People's Artist Martiros Saryan (painter) is declared a Hero of Socialism.
- 1969 Opening of Yerevan's Drama Theatre with the presentation of "Anoosh".
- 1975 The UN officially proclaims March 8 as International Women's Day. The world celebrated this day since 1910.
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