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DE DONNEA TO HEAD OSCE PA ELECTION OBSERVERS IN ARMENIA
news.am
May 01, 2012 | 15:24
COPENHAGEN. -The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly observation mission
to Armenia this week will include more than 70 participants. The
delegation to observe the country's 6 May parliamentary elections
will be led by Francois Xavier de Donnea (Belgium).
OSCE Chair-in-Office and Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore
appointed Mr. de Donnea Special Co-ordinator to head the short-term
OSCE observer mission, which is to include more than 200 observers.
De Donnea, a member of the Belgian Parliament and the former mayor of
Brussels, has participated in several election observation missions
in the past, including serving as deputy head of the observation
mission to the 2010 presidential election in Ukraine.
"Armenia's geographical location, straddling East and West, makes
it strategically important for the advancement of democracy within
the region. This year's innovative use of technology to engage
citizens in the electoral process, educate voters and encourage civic
participation is a promising development," said de Donnea. "I look
forward to leading our delegation to observe this year's parliamentary
elections, which I hope will further demonstrate Armenia's capacity
to fulfill its OSCE commitments, and to serve as a model for future
elections within the region."
The OSCE will assess the Armenian elections for their conformity with
the OSCE commitments as stated in the 1990 Copenhagen Document, to
which Armenia has subscribed. De Donnea will deliver the post-election
statement on behalf of the OSCE at a news conference on Monday 7 May.
news.am
May 01, 2012 | 15:24
COPENHAGEN. -The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly observation mission
to Armenia this week will include more than 70 participants. The
delegation to observe the country's 6 May parliamentary elections
will be led by Francois Xavier de Donnea (Belgium).
OSCE Chair-in-Office and Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore
appointed Mr. de Donnea Special Co-ordinator to head the short-term
OSCE observer mission, which is to include more than 200 observers.
De Donnea, a member of the Belgian Parliament and the former mayor of
Brussels, has participated in several election observation missions
in the past, including serving as deputy head of the observation
mission to the 2010 presidential election in Ukraine.
"Armenia's geographical location, straddling East and West, makes
it strategically important for the advancement of democracy within
the region. This year's innovative use of technology to engage
citizens in the electoral process, educate voters and encourage civic
participation is a promising development," said de Donnea. "I look
forward to leading our delegation to observe this year's parliamentary
elections, which I hope will further demonstrate Armenia's capacity
to fulfill its OSCE commitments, and to serve as a model for future
elections within the region."
The OSCE will assess the Armenian elections for their conformity with
the OSCE commitments as stated in the 1990 Copenhagen Document, to
which Armenia has subscribed. De Donnea will deliver the post-election
statement on behalf of the OSCE at a news conference on Monday 7 May.