Raffi Hovhannisian's application has no sufficient grounds: Tigran Mukuchyan

YEREVAN, MARCH 11, ARMENPRESS. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia has never discussed an application with such a small amount of proves and grounds. As reports "Armenpress" the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Mukuchyan stated this during the briefing dwelling on Raffi Hovhannisian's application to the Constitutional Court. Also Mukuchyan noted: "We still shall respond and have something to say, which will be introduced in the court in the whole details. But I can assure you that the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia has never discussed an application with such a small amount of proves and basis."

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia began joint examination of the applications submitted by former presidential candidates Raffi Hovannisian and Andrias Ghukasyan disputing N 62 A decision dated to February 25, 2013. Members of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia Kim Balayan, Felix Tokhyan, and Ashot Khachatryan are the rapporteurs of the joint case. The lawyer of former presidential candidate Raffi Hovhannisian's headquarters Karen Mezhlumyan and Zaruhi Posantjyan are Raffi Hovhannisian's representatives in the court. Andrias Ghukasyan will represent his application by himself. The Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Hrayr Tovmasyan and the Chairman of the Standing State and Legal Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Davit Harutyunyan are Serzh Sargsyan’s authorized representatives.

Former presidential candidates Raffi Hovhannisian and Andrias Ghukasyan submitted an application to the Constitutional Court on March 4, according to which they dispute the official results of Central Electoral Commission published on February 25.