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Article 97
 

Requirements for MP Candidates

 

1. According to Article 64 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, anyone with electoral rights, who have attained the age of twenty-five, has been a citizen of the Republic of Armenia for the last five years and a permanent resident of the Republic of Armenia for the last five years, may be elected as an MP.

2. Members of the Constitutional Court, judges, employees of the Republic of Armenia Police and National Security Service, employees of tax, customs authorities and prosecutorial bodies (servicemen), and military servicemen may not be elected as MPs.

The aforementioned persons may register as MP candidates if they temporarily resign from their posts.

3. Revoked

4. Employees and officials of state and local self-government bodies, for whom the restrictions stipulated by this Article do not apply, may register as MP candidates if they temporarily resign from their posts, with the exception of persons who occupy political positions.

5. Citizens of the Republic of Armenia who are at the same time citizens of another country

may not be nominated and registered as MP candidates.