YEREVAN. – The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia on Friday disallowed the letter of petition which presidential contender—and Nagorno-Karabakh Republic former FM—Arman Melikyan had submitted, CEC official website informs. 

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, Melikyan had signed a letter of petition, which was addressed to the CEC, whereby he proposed the latter to publicize the data on those that no longer live in Armenia, those that have been issued Armenian citizenship but do not live in the country, and on those that have renounced their Armenian citizenship.  

In line with the CEC decision, the petition with respect to dual citizens that have been issued Armenian citizenship and those that have renounced their Armenian citizenship is redirected to the Police Passport and Visa Department. As for the providing of information on those that have left Armenia ever since its independence in 1991, the CEC decided to turn down this request because it is not authorized to provide such information.    

In his turn, Arman Melikyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that, now, they are looking for avenues to make his aforesaid demands become a matter of the political agenda. He added that he might not even carry out an election campaign ahead of the February 18 voting.   

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