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May 4, 2012 Friday 11:18 PM GMT+4
CIS election observers satisfied with Armenian canvassing campaign
YEREVAN May 4
The CIS election observation mission is satisfied with preparations
for the Armenian parliamentary election due on Sunday, May 6, says a
report posted by the mission staff on Friday. A total of 173 CIS
election observers will be monitoring the ballot in all the Armenian
electoral districts.
Meanwhile, mission chief Vladimir Garkun continues to meet with
Armenian officials. He discussed the upcoming ballot with Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan on Thursday. Garkun lauded the work of the
Armenian Central Elections Commission and affirmed a quiet election
campaign.
The endorsement of the new Armenian Election Code, on whose basis the
election will be held, "aims to upgrade the national electoral system
through creating additional guarantees of fair political competition,
intensifying the activity of political parties and their engagement in
the electoral process, and ensuring maximal openness, liberalization
and democracy of the electoral procedures," the mission said. The
Armenian Central Elections Commission explained the new Code to the
voters by the media. There were also conferences, seminars and
roundtables attended by representatives of civil society institutes
and foreign experts.
An analysis of the new Election Code done by the mission staff and the
International Institute for Monitoring of the Development of
Democracy, Parliamentarianism and Observation of Civil Rights of the
CIS Parliamentary Assembly, showed that the document met the
provisions of the CIS Convention on Standards of Democratic Elections,
Electoral Rights and Freedoms in Member States. "The Code enables the
holding of free and democratic elections with universal, equal and
direct voting rights and secret ballot governed by independent
electoral bodies," the mission said.
The mission also declared an active canvassing campaign in Armenia.
"The political parties, the block and candidates use diverse methods
in their rivalry for votes," the mission said. It highlighted as a
peculiar feature of the election campaign the activeness of civil
society institutes, the holding of numerous rallies and meetings with
voters, and appeals to regional electorates.
The media is broadly covering the electoral process, including the
canvassing of parties and the block, the work of electoral commissions
and international observers. The mission said that political parties
and the block had a basically equal access to the media.
Meanwhile, CIS short-term observers are arriving in Armenia. The
mission said it would draw its final conclusions when the ballot is
over.
May 4, 2012 Friday 11:18 PM GMT+4
CIS election observers satisfied with Armenian canvassing campaign
YEREVAN May 4
The CIS election observation mission is satisfied with preparations
for the Armenian parliamentary election due on Sunday, May 6, says a
report posted by the mission staff on Friday. A total of 173 CIS
election observers will be monitoring the ballot in all the Armenian
electoral districts.
Meanwhile, mission chief Vladimir Garkun continues to meet with
Armenian officials. He discussed the upcoming ballot with Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan on Thursday. Garkun lauded the work of the
Armenian Central Elections Commission and affirmed a quiet election
campaign.
The endorsement of the new Armenian Election Code, on whose basis the
election will be held, "aims to upgrade the national electoral system
through creating additional guarantees of fair political competition,
intensifying the activity of political parties and their engagement in
the electoral process, and ensuring maximal openness, liberalization
and democracy of the electoral procedures," the mission said. The
Armenian Central Elections Commission explained the new Code to the
voters by the media. There were also conferences, seminars and
roundtables attended by representatives of civil society institutes
and foreign experts.
An analysis of the new Election Code done by the mission staff and the
International Institute for Monitoring of the Development of
Democracy, Parliamentarianism and Observation of Civil Rights of the
CIS Parliamentary Assembly, showed that the document met the
provisions of the CIS Convention on Standards of Democratic Elections,
Electoral Rights and Freedoms in Member States. "The Code enables the
holding of free and democratic elections with universal, equal and
direct voting rights and secret ballot governed by independent
electoral bodies," the mission said.
The mission also declared an active canvassing campaign in Armenia.
"The political parties, the block and candidates use diverse methods
in their rivalry for votes," the mission said. It highlighted as a
peculiar feature of the election campaign the activeness of civil
society institutes, the holding of numerous rallies and meetings with
voters, and appeals to regional electorates.
The media is broadly covering the electoral process, including the
canvassing of parties and the block, the work of electoral commissions
and international observers. The mission said that political parties
and the block had a basically equal access to the media.
Meanwhile, CIS short-term observers are arriving in Armenia. The
mission said it would draw its final conclusions when the ballot is
over.