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HEAD OF HELSINKI CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY - VANADZOR: MAY 6 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA WERE NOT FAIR OR TRANSPARENT
arminfo
Friday, June 22, 20:16
The electoral processes and elections are not over right after the
election day, they demand permanent and consistent attention, Artur
Sakunts, human rights activist and Chairman of the Helsinki Citizens'
Assembly -Vanadzor (HCAV), said at a press conference on Friday. He
presented the finding of the monitoring conducted by the HCAV Office
in 64 electoral districts in Yerevan, Vanadzor, Gyumri, Ijevan,
as well as in the communities Vahagn and Lernapat of Lori region.
"The May 6 parliamentary elections were not fair or transparent. The
election results do not satisfy the voters' expectations. After the
elections, the voters' distrust and disappointment in the electoral
process increased", he said. Sakunts said that empty envelopes were
found in the ballot boxes during the vote count, which once again
proves that the elections were not transparent. He also pointed out
that the mechanism of carousel voting was launched.
In the meantime, Sakunts said that, in general, the observers qualified
the work of the district electoral commissions as good.
arminfo
Friday, June 22, 20:16
The electoral processes and elections are not over right after the
election day, they demand permanent and consistent attention, Artur
Sakunts, human rights activist and Chairman of the Helsinki Citizens'
Assembly -Vanadzor (HCAV), said at a press conference on Friday. He
presented the finding of the monitoring conducted by the HCAV Office
in 64 electoral districts in Yerevan, Vanadzor, Gyumri, Ijevan,
as well as in the communities Vahagn and Lernapat of Lori region.
"The May 6 parliamentary elections were not fair or transparent. The
election results do not satisfy the voters' expectations. After the
elections, the voters' distrust and disappointment in the electoral
process increased", he said. Sakunts said that empty envelopes were
found in the ballot boxes during the vote count, which once again
proves that the elections were not transparent. He also pointed out
that the mechanism of carousel voting was launched.
In the meantime, Sakunts said that, in general, the observers qualified
the work of the district electoral commissions as good.