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US ENVOY PRAISES LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA - AGENCY
Mediamax
Feb 14 2012
Armenia
Yerevan, 14 February: US ambassador to Armenia John Heffern said today
that "there were several good positive signs at the [local government]
elections of 12 February".
Talking to Mediamax's correspondent, John Heffern said that "it was
exciting to see strong political competition in Hrazdan, where there
were two strong candidates".
"We would also like to see real political competition at the upcoming
parliamentary elections in May," the ambassador said.
He told Mediamax that he went to Hrazdan on the personal basis and
talked to both parties, representatives of the Central Election
Commission and some observers.
"I was pleased to see that the polling stations were in order. Both
sides confirmed that the election procedures were being covered in
an orderly and transparent way," the US official said.
Answering Mediamax's question about the Central Electoral Commission's
refusal to authorize US embassy employees to observe the Hrazdan
elections, John Heffern said that "he is not too concerned about it,
and that the work will continue in May [parliamentary] elections and
during [presidential] elections in 2013".
"The international community is very interested in Armenia's democracy,
and we are working with the Central Election Commission and the
parties, civil society and press to make these elections free and
fair," said John Heffern.
Mediamax
Feb 14 2012
Armenia
Yerevan, 14 February: US ambassador to Armenia John Heffern said today
that "there were several good positive signs at the [local government]
elections of 12 February".
Talking to Mediamax's correspondent, John Heffern said that "it was
exciting to see strong political competition in Hrazdan, where there
were two strong candidates".
"We would also like to see real political competition at the upcoming
parliamentary elections in May," the ambassador said.
He told Mediamax that he went to Hrazdan on the personal basis and
talked to both parties, representatives of the Central Election
Commission and some observers.
"I was pleased to see that the polling stations were in order. Both
sides confirmed that the election procedures were being covered in
an orderly and transparent way," the US official said.
Answering Mediamax's question about the Central Electoral Commission's
refusal to authorize US embassy employees to observe the Hrazdan
elections, John Heffern said that "he is not too concerned about it,
and that the work will continue in May [parliamentary] elections and
during [presidential] elections in 2013".
"The international community is very interested in Armenia's democracy,
and we are working with the Central Election Commission and the
parties, civil society and press to make these elections free and
fair," said John Heffern.