“There is a defined term when the President sets the election day, this defined term has elapsed, and even wishing, Serzh Sargsyan is not eligible to change this day,” said Daniel Ioannisyan, the Coordinator of “Union of Informed Citizens” NGO in an interview with Aravot.am referring to the appeal of ANC to the Constitutional Court on setting the days of elections on April 2. Recall that the four-day war began on April 2, 2016, which is known as April war.
According to him, if the Constitutional Court decides the day of elections on April 2 anti-constitutional, then a whole section of the Electoral Code becomes anti-constitutional, “What Code we will go to elections, what elections we will have…I share Elinar Vardanyan’s view that actually the constitutional provision which defines the day of the election to be held fifty days prior to the expiration of his/her term in the office has not yet entered into force. But there is another problem here, they must ensure the requirements of the Electoral Code, particularly with regard to the second round to have time for summing up and appeal, if necessary, time for re-voting, in this respect there will be problems if the elections are held on April 10.
The Electoral Code has given two days to Serzh Sargsyan to set the day of elections: April two and April nine. In my opinion, April two is preferable to be far from the day of municipal elections which is scheduled for May, perhaps not to attribute the municipal election campaign with the day of the silence of parliamentary elections. I do not give so much importance to the day of elections, importantly for me to know how the elections will be held rather than these elections are held ten days early or late. I think it is not so much justified to focus on the day of elections now,” said Daniel Ioannisyan.
