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THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERT CENTER FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS (ICES) OBSERVATION MISSION CONSIDERS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NKR IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF ELECTORAL LAW
arminfo
Friday, July 20, 15:42
The International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES)
Observation Mission considers presidential election in NKR a
successful democratic act of free expression of the people's will
meeting international standards of the electoral law. In its report,
ICES Mission registers democratic and competitive fight of candidates,
high turnout and correspondence of the election to the principles
and standards of the international electoral law. All the fundamental
rules ensuring freedom of expression, calculation of votes at polling
stations and summary of the voting result were observed during the
election process. At the same time, the Mission made a point of the
serious commitment of the NKR leadership to democratic and transparent
elections. For that purpose, a big number of international observers
from the U.S., Europe and Asia were invited to the country. Dr. Laszlo
Kemeny Professor of political science (Hungary), a member of ICES
Observation Mission outlined three key moments characterizing
the presidential election in NKR. He thinks that NKR has proved
the world that it is a recognized country as its people recognize
it. Elections showed that the people of Nagorno Karabakh do not need
external assessment and have no intention to defer to the interests
of foreign superpowers that try to protect their own interests in the
region. The second factor is that the NKR people demonstrated high
activity. High turnout means that the people feel high responsibility
for their country and ready to protect it both with lethal force and
through voting for their leader. The third moment is that presidential
contenders will work together irrespective of the voting result. The
members of the Mission highlighted that NKR exists as a country
and NKR people are building their life on the basis of democratic
processes and procedures independently of international recognition.
arminfo
Friday, July 20, 15:42
The International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES)
Observation Mission considers presidential election in NKR a
successful democratic act of free expression of the people's will
meeting international standards of the electoral law. In its report,
ICES Mission registers democratic and competitive fight of candidates,
high turnout and correspondence of the election to the principles
and standards of the international electoral law. All the fundamental
rules ensuring freedom of expression, calculation of votes at polling
stations and summary of the voting result were observed during the
election process. At the same time, the Mission made a point of the
serious commitment of the NKR leadership to democratic and transparent
elections. For that purpose, a big number of international observers
from the U.S., Europe and Asia were invited to the country. Dr. Laszlo
Kemeny Professor of political science (Hungary), a member of ICES
Observation Mission outlined three key moments characterizing
the presidential election in NKR. He thinks that NKR has proved
the world that it is a recognized country as its people recognize
it. Elections showed that the people of Nagorno Karabakh do not need
external assessment and have no intention to defer to the interests
of foreign superpowers that try to protect their own interests in the
region. The second factor is that the NKR people demonstrated high
activity. High turnout means that the people feel high responsibility
for their country and ready to protect it both with lethal force and
through voting for their leader. The third moment is that presidential
contenders will work together irrespective of the voting result. The
members of the Mission highlighted that NKR exists as a country
and NKR people are building their life on the basis of democratic
processes and procedures independently of international recognition.