YEREVAN. – The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia stated that opposition Prosperous Armenia Party Chairman and businessman MP Gagik Tsarukyan, who heads the Tsarukyan bloc’s proportional representation list for the forthcoming parliamentary election in the country, has violated the law by kicking off his election campaign by making monetary and material pledges to voters. 

Giving such promises is a violation of the law, CEC Chairman Tigran Mukuchyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“We already have informed them about this, so that it stops,” he added. “[But] if continued, the Central Electoral Commission will launch appropriate proceedings, [and] take measures that are set out in the Electoral Code [of Armenia].”

During an election campaign event in Tavush Province, Tsarukyan was pledging a variety of assistance to local residents.