Vote of Dissent: Option of “against all=?UTF-8?B?4oCd?= to be considered for future elections

During the May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia, about 53,000 voters invalidated their ballots by indicating that they did not favor any of the candidates. The demonstration of ill-will has led Tigran Mukuchyan, head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) to say that the Commission is willing to consider an "Against All" option on future ballots.

"It will become one of the primary proposals that will be discussed at the newly formed National Assembly," Mukuchyan said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Yet before the parliamentary elections, the Helsinki Citizens Assembly Vanadzor Office in Vanadzor turned to Administrative court asking to add the "Against All" option in ballots; however it declined the request, reasoning that it was not grounded.  Read more... (287 words)

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