Rights and Responsibilities of Candidates for the President of the Republic
1. From the moment of registration the candidates for the President of the Republic who are in civil service or work in local self-governing bodies, are dismissed from the performance of their professional duties during the election period, and have no right to use the advantage of their office. The President of the Republic of Armenia, or in conformity with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, the acting President – the Chairman of the National Assembly, or the Prime Minister – in the event of being nominated as a candidate for the President of the Republic, continue the performance of their duties, but shall not use the advantage of their office.
2. The person registered as a candidate for the President of the Republic shall be released from military call-ups and training exercises. Within that period the Central Electoral Commission pays financial compensation to the candidates, in the amount of their average salary, from the means allocated for organization and conduct of elections.
3. It is prohibited to fire a candidate for the President of the Republic, transfer to another job, or send on a mission trip, on the initiative of the administration. This term for the candidate is considered as continuation of the profession of the candidate before he was nominated.
4. Until ten days prior to the day of voting the candidate for the President of the Republic has the right to withdraw his candidature. In such cases Central Electoral Commission declares the registration of that candidate out of force. Candidate will reimburse all expenses made by the state to finance his nomination and election campaign.
5. Candidates for the President of the Republic cannot be arrested to criminal or administrative liability in court order, without the consent of the Central Electoral Commission. The decision on the mentioned issue is adopted by the Central Electoral Commission with two-thirds of votes of the total number of members of the commission.
(Amend. of March 23, 1999 LA-286; July 31, 2002 LA-406-P)
