Taking into account the importance of the office in the political system, in a young democracy such as Armenia, securing fair elections may justify the immunity of presidential candidates. Therefore, immunity for Presidential candidates does not seem disproportionate. On the contrary, immunity vis-à-vis candidates for National Assembly, territorial and local elections does not appear justified, and could even lead to reverse abuse. It could concern candidates, among them some for whom it could be beneficiary to stand for such elections in order to avoid either pending or potential cases before courts.
