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Baltic News Service / - BNS
May 7, 2012 Monday 3:44 PM EET
Estonia's Herkel: no direct violatiions in Armenian elections
TALLINN, May 07, BNS - Andres Herkel, who took part in the Armenian
parliamentary elections in the composition of the delegation of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe said that the
elections left him a better impression than expected and there were no
actual violations.
Herkel said that he was observing elections for the first time in
Armenia and that the Armenian elections had been accompanied with
prejudices. "In a couple of last times a rather favorable assessment
had been given by international observers that was followed by some
major bullshit."
In major outlines, Herkel said, the elections were quite like
elections. "There were no official results yet but exit polls showed
that six parties could cross the electoral threshold."
Herkel said that the power block would probably not change but the
proportions could change within the coalition as the president's party
would apparently lose seats and the Flowering Armenia party set up by
the wealthy businessman, Gagik Tsarukyan, would gain a considerable
number of more votes,
Herkel said that the presidential elections to take place next year
would be even more important, as the Armenian system is very
presidential.
In addition to Herkel also Juku-Kalle Raid and Liisa-Ly Pakosta took
part in the observation of the Armenian parliamentary elections in the
composition of the Estonian delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly
of OSCE.
Tallinn newsroom, +372 610 8863, [email protected]
Baltic News Service
From: A. Papazian
May 7, 2012 Monday 3:44 PM EET
Estonia's Herkel: no direct violatiions in Armenian elections
TALLINN, May 07, BNS - Andres Herkel, who took part in the Armenian
parliamentary elections in the composition of the delegation of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe said that the
elections left him a better impression than expected and there were no
actual violations.
Herkel said that he was observing elections for the first time in
Armenia and that the Armenian elections had been accompanied with
prejudices. "In a couple of last times a rather favorable assessment
had been given by international observers that was followed by some
major bullshit."
In major outlines, Herkel said, the elections were quite like
elections. "There were no official results yet but exit polls showed
that six parties could cross the electoral threshold."
Herkel said that the power block would probably not change but the
proportions could change within the coalition as the president's party
would apparently lose seats and the Flowering Armenia party set up by
the wealthy businessman, Gagik Tsarukyan, would gain a considerable
number of more votes,
Herkel said that the presidential elections to take place next year
would be even more important, as the Armenian system is very
presidential.
In addition to Herkel also Juku-Kalle Raid and Liisa-Ly Pakosta took
part in the observation of the Armenian parliamentary elections in the
composition of the Estonian delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly
of OSCE.
Tallinn newsroom, +372 610 8863, [email protected]
Baltic News Service
From: A. Papazian