Elections 2012

"What has law to do with it? We have worked so hard to provide those votes," said a neighborhood gang member.

Shirak provincial prosecutor Davit Sargsyan called the chairman of No. 36 territorial election commission and demanded protocol extracts of the commissions precincts.

Local GALA television shot a scene of vote bribing in Gazel minibus in Gyumris Charles Aznavour Square and broadcast it.

Ballot papers of a number of voters in Gavar community, Gegharkunik province were invalidated, since the voters polled for coalition parties.

Mkhitar Varagyan, Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) nominated candidate by majority vote in No. 36 electoral district of Artic community, Shirak province, requested to recount the votes, afterward the process of recounting was stopped.

Office employees of Sisian, Syunik province were brought together on May 6 in a particular venue on a special hour by directors of offices to be taken to electoral precincts.

Ten thousand AMD with a note written "Damn with the 10,000 AMD!" on the ballot paper was found in an envelope during count of the voting results in 5/4 electoral precinct in Yerevans Davitashen administrative district.

Twenty-six voters who polled early in the morning in Yerevans 4/33 electoral precinct were from Yeghvard, Kotayk province; the voters were temporarily registered in the given precinct to ensure votes in favor of Artak Sargsyan (aka SAS), naturally for payment.

Notorious criminal authority Bldi residing in Charbakh neighborhood of Yerevans Shengavit administrative district took money from the Republican Party of Armenia to vote bribe, however, because of a certain disagreement as regards his share he changed his political party affiliation.

Gohar Veziryan nominated by majority vote in Yerevans No. 12 electoral district reported a statement to police on vote bribing by her opponent candidate from Prosperous Armenia party.

The village mayor (of Drakhtik community, Gegharkunik province) personally "helped" the villagers in 23/34 precinct who were not enough literate to vote "properly."

The Unity of Georgian Armenians NGO is engaged in transferring voters from Javakhk to Armenia in line with "Armenia without Electoral Fraud" civic initiative.

Because his place of registration was not available, Grigor Shakoyan who was released a couple of months ago from a place of confinement, could not receive a passport.

Three-four members of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) were arrested red-handed for vote bribing in Charentsavan town, Kotayk province.

On May 3, No. 7 Territorial Election Commission (TEC) once again rejected the complaint filed by candidate Nikol Pashinyan and his proxy.