YEREVAN. – Armenia’s presidential candidate, opposition National Self-Determination Union Chairman Paruyr Hayrikyan—who is recovering at hospital from a gunshot wound after a recent assassination attempt—, together with his attorney, on Saturday submitted to the Constitutional Court (CC) a formal request to postpone the presidential election—which is slated for February 18—for two weeks, on the grounds of insurmountable obstacles that are standing in his way.  

The petitioner was informed about the peculiarities of accepting the petitions for a consideration and of examining the petition, CC press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.   

Pursuant to the law, the Court will discuss the matter of accepting this petition for examination within 24 hours of inputting the petition.