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ARMENIA RULED BY SEMI-CONSOLIDATED AUTHORITARIAN REGIME - FREEDOM HOUSE
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June 06, 2012 | 11:16
Armenia has semi-consolidated authoritarian regime, says newly released
Freedom House's repot Nations in Transit 2012.
Nations in Transit is Freedom House's comprehensive, comparative
study of democratic development in 29 countries from Central Europe
to Eurasia.
Special attention in the report is drawn to electoral processes,
civil society, independent media, local democratic governance,
corruption and other factors.
The ratings of states are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1
representing the highest level of democratic progress and 7 the
lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories
tracked in a given year.
Armenia's democracy score in 2011 is 5.39. The authors note
improvements in combating corruption.
"E-government services reduced opportunities for bribery, while
new regulations and stricter enforcement led to higher numbers of
corruption lawsuits and fines against senior officials and large
companies," the report says.
As regards other aspects, Armenia underwent no changes as compared
with the last year.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
June 06, 2012 | 11:16
Armenia has semi-consolidated authoritarian regime, says newly released
Freedom House's repot Nations in Transit 2012.
Nations in Transit is Freedom House's comprehensive, comparative
study of democratic development in 29 countries from Central Europe
to Eurasia.
Special attention in the report is drawn to electoral processes,
civil society, independent media, local democratic governance,
corruption and other factors.
The ratings of states are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1
representing the highest level of democratic progress and 7 the
lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories
tracked in a given year.
Armenia's democracy score in 2011 is 5.39. The authors note
improvements in combating corruption.
"E-government services reduced opportunities for bribery, while
new regulations and stricter enforcement led to higher numbers of
corruption lawsuits and fines against senior officials and large
companies," the report says.
As regards other aspects, Armenia underwent no changes as compared
with the last year.
From: A. Papazian