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    PRESCOTT: ONLY CC TO GIVE CONCLUSION ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA

    ARKA
    March 6, 2008

    YEREVAN, March 6. /ARKA/. Only the Constitutional Court is the one
    to establish whether the presidential elections in Armenia were
    fair or not, the head of PACE temporary commission John Prescott
    (who observed the course of the election) said at his meeting with
    the Speaker of Armenian Parliament Tigran Torosian.

    The role of Prescott as CE official is to assist CE-member countries
    that found themselves in a difficult condition and to provide maximally
    democratic involvement in the political life of the country.

    If mass demonstrations may destabilize situation, any government
    may take appropriate measures to correct it, Prescott said. He also
    pointed out that different comments are possible on events, but final
    conclusions should be provided by courts.

    The CE is to provide an unbiased conclusion of the election process,
    such a conclusion has been given immediately after the elections with
    the final one to be given after the decree of the Constitutional Court,
    Prescott said.

    According to him, serious progress has been recorded in terms of
    democratic institutions in the country. Yet, he stressed the lack of
    confidence toward activities of these institutions.

    The ex-president of Armenia who submitted certain requirements to
    the Constitutional Court in political aspect should look at the outer
    world and say that he wants not war, but peace, Prescott said.

    He reported his intention to mention positive steps to be made by
    the CE-member country to overcome the situation with stipulation that
    none of the sides feels itself defeated.

    The Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Tigran Torosian expressed
    readiness to discuss measures to improve confidence and tolerance both
    in Yerevan and, if required, in Strasburg pointing out that PACE may
    play quite a part in settling the situation.

    Tuesday the Constitutional Court started considering the statements
    of appeal against the results of the presidential elections held
    in Armenia on February 19. The applications made by presidential
    contenders Levon Ter-Petrosian and Tigran Karapetian are being
    considered in joint proceedings.

    Saturday morning the Police of Armenia broke up the rally of the
    opposition ex-president of Armenia Ter-Petrosian at the Square of
    Freedom in downtown Yerevan. After that, the demonstrators moved
    to the French Embassy near the Yerevan Municipality where clashes
    occurred with the Police and the OMON (emergency platoon).

    According to the police report, in the evening the situation became
    uncontrolled and the crowd started looting the nearby private and state
    facilities. Eight people were killed and 131 injured in the clashes.

    On March 1 Armenia's President imposed a state of emergency on
    Yerevan, effective for 20 days, under item 6 paragraph 14 of Article
    55, Armenia's Constitution (threat to the country's security and
    population).

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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