Home > 1.1.3.1 Restrictions to the right to be candidate > ARMENIA - Joint Opinion on the Draf Electoral Code (As of 18 April 2016)
 
 
 
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Contrary to OSCE commitments, the draft code does not provide a possibility for candidates to stand individually in the parliamentary elections and in elections for the councils of elders of Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor. This limitation is not remedied by allowing non-party members to be included on political party lists (Article 83.4), as that decision is ultimately in the hands of the political party. Consideration should be given to allowing nomination of candidate lists not only by political parties but also by groups of citizens.