Though the amendments of the
"Electoral code" favored with the positive conclusion of the commission
of Venice but the haste by which the discussion of this law was organized yesterday
doesn’t give the same appraisal.It wasn’t known till yesterday afternoon
what amendments had been done in the "Electoral code". The project was
handed out only an hour before the discussion. And it was found out that though
the "Electoral code" was going to be discussed with the second reading
but the overwhelming majority of the amendments were produced for the first time.
While Arshak Sadoyan examining three pages of the 40 paged summary of the produced
proposals found out that there were 20 articles for the first hearing and that
was a new document indeed. But it is notable that the main reporters didn’t consider
important to produce what amendments had been done. The NA chairman Arthur Baghdasarian
said some laudable words that the authorities of the proxy persons are enlarged
by the produced project, a national list of voters is going to be formed, electoral
commissions will be formed by persons who took part in special course of lectures.
In short as the head of Republican Party of Armenia Galust Sahakian noticed speaking
about the enlargement of proxy persons’ authorities "such a retreat won’t
give any good thing".But the head of ULP party Gurgen Arsenian noticed
yesterday that their suggestion about ballots to place in special boxes of one
use after packing it wasn’t included in the draft. Mher Shahgeldian who was producing
the made amendments mentioned that it was only an editorial mistake.They were
working on the draft last evening. A consultation was invited by Arthur Baghdasarian’s
initiation after the end of the session. And as Mher Shageldian informed us it
was decided during that consultation to reform the draft of the "Electoral
code" by some positions and Arshak Sadoyan’s some suggestions were adopted.
Thus the draft which is produced today will be different from the document which
handed out yesterday.A. Israelian
