OSCE PA observation mission to publicize assessment on Wednesday
YEREVAN, February 19. /ARKA/. The mission of the OSCE Parliamentary
Assembly observers will publicize the assessment of the Armenian
presidential elections on Wednesday, Head of the OSCE PA mission
Anne-Marie Lizin told reporters.
"I cannot give any assessment of the process of the presidential
elections at the moment. The final assessment will be publicized
tomorrow when the observers summarize their observation data,"
she said.
Anne-Marie Lizin said she had visited several polling stations
and developed some recommendations, particularly, concerning the
voting of servicemen. Tomorrow she will provide more specific
recommendations. She also said that the OSCE PA observers (385 people)
will be present at the closing of the polling stations and calculation
of votes.
Presidential elections started in Armenia at 8:00 a.m., February
19. Nine candidates are running for the presidential post. According
to the official data, 2,328,320 people are entitled to participate
in the voting. 14,000 observers from 39 local and 6 international
organizations are following the election process.
According to the Armenian legislation, preliminary official results
of the voting will be publicized no later than 20:00 p.m., February
20. Final results are to be known in seven days. -0--
YEREVAN, February 19. /ARKA/. The mission of the OSCE Parliamentary
Assembly observers will publicize the assessment of the Armenian
presidential elections on Wednesday, Head of the OSCE PA mission
Anne-Marie Lizin told reporters.
"I cannot give any assessment of the process of the presidential
elections at the moment. The final assessment will be publicized
tomorrow when the observers summarize their observation data,"
she said.
Anne-Marie Lizin said she had visited several polling stations
and developed some recommendations, particularly, concerning the
voting of servicemen. Tomorrow she will provide more specific
recommendations. She also said that the OSCE PA observers (385 people)
will be present at the closing of the polling stations and calculation
of votes.
Presidential elections started in Armenia at 8:00 a.m., February
19. Nine candidates are running for the presidential post. According
to the official data, 2,328,320 people are entitled to participate
in the voting. 14,000 observers from 39 local and 6 international
organizations are following the election process.
According to the Armenian legislation, preliminary official results
of the voting will be publicized no later than 20:00 p.m., February
20. Final results are to be known in seven days. -0--