RA Prime Minister, most of Cabinet members to take  leave for  election campaigning 

ArmInfo.  Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, along with the majority of his cabinet members will be taking leave during the election  campaigning period. This was announced by Pashinyan  at a government  meeting on May 7.

According to him, starting May 8, he and most of the ministers will  be on leave to participate in the election campaigning. "Holding  parliamentary elections in accordance with international democratic  standards is a priority for the authorities. Our goal is to ensure  the free expression of the will of the citizens of Armenia and to  exclude any unlawful influence on the will of voters," the Prime  Minister said. He added that while law enforcement agencies have  already performed extensive work, they "must not relax their  vigilance" in order to prevent election bribes and other illegal  activities from influencing the election results.