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Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
b . Deposit requirement (specify amount) e . Minimum number of candidates f . Other
Comments: Registration documents of a political party, an alliance of political parties shall be submitted to the Central Electoral Commission only by the authorized representative of the party, the alliance of political parties within time limits prescribed by the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia.
The following shall be attached to the application of a political party, an alliance of political parties on running in the elections to the National Assembly:
(1) the Statute of the party (in case of an alliance of political parties - the Statutes of the parties included in the alliance);
(2) the decision of the permanently functioning body of the political party (in case of an alliance of political parties — the decisions of permanently functioning bodies of member parties of the alliance) on the nomination of an electoral list of candidates for deputies of the National Assembly under the proportional electoral system, the electoral list, which shall include –– by consecutive numbers –– the last name, first name, patronymic name, date of birth, political affiliation, personal identification document number, place of registered residence, work place and position (occupation) of candidates;
(3) the written statement of the candidates nominated by the electoral list of the political party on their consent for being registered as a candidate for a deputy;
(4) separate electoral lists presented by the political parties included in the alliances of political parties;
(5) the receipt on the payment of the electoral deposit in the amount of 8000-fold of the minimum salary;
(6) a statement certifying that candidates included in the electoral list of a political party have been citizens of the Republic of Armenia for the last five years, not holding the citizenship of another State and have been permanently residing in the Republic of Armenia for the last five years;
(7) carbon copies of personal identification documents of the candidates included in the electoral list of a political party.
The number of persons of each sex shall not exceed 80% of any integer group of five candidates starting from the second number of the electoral list (2-6, 2-11, 2-16, and so on up to the end of the list) of a political party or alliance of political parties and of each party included in an alliance for the National Assembly election under the proportional electoral system. At least 25 candidates shall be included in the electoral list of a political party or alliance of political parties for the proportional-system election of the National Assembly.
Source: Electoral Code of 26 May 2011, art. 108, 114: http://res.elections.am/images/doc/_ecode.pdf (2013).
Verified: 2015/12/01
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship d . Residence
Comments: Any person having attained the age of twenty five, having been a citizen of the Republic of Armenia for the preceding five years, having permanently resided in the Republic for the preceding five years, and having the right to vote, may be elected a Deputy.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Armenia (2005), art. 64: http://res.elections.am/images/doc/consist_eng.pdf (2013);
Electoral Code of 26 May 2011, art. 105: http://res.elections.am/images/doc/_ecode.pdf (2013).
Verified: 2015/12/01
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
e . In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments:
Source: Electoral Code of 26 May 2011, art. 78, 105, 106, 114: http://res.elections.am/images/doc/_ecode.pdf (2013).
Verified: 2015/12/01
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Direct c . Indirect
Comments: Indirect funding:
Candidates for the President of the Republic and political parties, alliances of political parties running in elections shall have the right to avail themselves –– on equal grounds, free of charge as well as for pay –– of air time of the Public Radio and Public Television (including by live transmission).
The State shall ensure the free conduct of election campaign. It shall be ensured by state and local self-government bodies by providing them with halls and other premises for the purpose of arranging election meetings, meetings of electors with candidates, and other election-related events. These shall, in the manner prescribed by the Central Electoral Commission, be provided to candidates, political parties, alliances of political parties running in elections under the proportional electoral system on equal grounds and free of charge.
Direct funding:
The state financing of parties is funded from the means of the state budget of the Republic of Armenia. For financing of parties the means from the state budget of the Republic of Armenia are provided by a segregate budget item. The total volume of party financing means envisaged by the state budget of the Republic of Armenia shall not be less than the product of 0,03-fold of the minimum salary established by the law and the total number of citizens included in voting lists during the last elections to the National Assembly.
Source: Electoral Code of 26 May 2011, art. 18 (2), 19: http://res.elections.am/images/doc/_ecode.pdf (2013);
Law of the Republic of Armenia on Political Parties, adopted on 3 July 2002, art 27 (1): http://www.translation-centre.am/pdf/Translat/HH_orenk/Political_Parties/Political_parties_en.pdf (2013).
Verified: 2015/12/01
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Based on result of previous election
Comments: State budget means are allocated to such party (party alliances), whose voting list during the last elections to the National Assembly has received at least 3 per cent of the sum of the total number of votes in favor of voting lists of all parties that have participated in the elections and the amount of inaccuracies.
Source: Law of the Republic of Armenia on Political Parties, adopted on 3 July 2002, art 27 (2): http://www.translation-centre.am/pdf/Translat/HH_orenk/Political_Parties/Political_parties_en.pdf (2013).
Verified: 2015/12/01
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Cash means of the party are formed from:
a) membership fees, if such fees are envisaged by the Charter of the Party;
b) donations;
c) budgetary financing made in conformity with the procedure envisaged by this Law;
d) civil-legal transactions and other entries not prohibited by the legislation.
1. Parties have the right to receive donations in the form of property and cash means from physical persons, public unions and foundations, other legal entities, non-state institutions.
2. It is not allowed to receive donations from:
a) charitable and religious organization, as well as organizations that have founded them;
b) state and local self-governing bodies, except for financing provided by such bodies pursuant to Article 27 of this Law;
c) institutions and organizations of state and local self-governing bodies, as well as organizations founded with the participation of state and local self-governing bodies;
d) state administrative institutions;
e) state non-commercial organizations;
f) legal entities registered in six months prior to the date of making the donation;
g) foreign states, foreign citizens and legal entities, as well as legal entities with foreign participation, if the share of the foreign participant in the statutory (share, stock) capital of the given legal entity is more than 25 per cent;
h) citizens of the Republic of Armenia, who have not attained the age of eighteen;
i) international organizations and international public movements;
j) anonymous persons.
Source: Law of the Republic of Armenia on Political Parties, adopted on 3 July 2002, art 24 & 25: http://www.translation-centre.am/pdf/Translat/HH_orenk/Political_Parties/Political_parties_en.pdf (2013).
Verified: 2015/12/01
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