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EXPERT: ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE DISTORTED THE CONCLUSION OF THE ODIHR/OSCE
arminfo
Thursday, May 24, 16:25
The preliminary conclusion of the ODIHR/OSCE about the results of the
parliamentary election in Armenia was distorted by the authorities
and presented in the way beneficial for them. The authorities of
Armenia said that the election were competitive, active and well
covered by mass media, but said nothing about numerous fraud and
unequal competition over the election, expert of the Armenian Centre
for National and International Studies, Edgar Vardanyan, said at
today's press-conference.
He also added that very often the society does not have an adequate
imagination about the role of observers at the elections. For this
reason, their reports are not always understood correctly.
"The ODIHR/OSCE is the most influential organization which implements
monitoring. Professionals which know their business have been working
in this organization. And the viewpoints of some politicians of
Armenia that their reports are blear and not clear, are wrong", -
Vardanyan said.
He emphasized that when analyzing the ODIHR/OSCE monitoring reports
since 1996, he may say that since 1996 the parliamentary elections of
1999 and 2007 were the best elections in Armenia, and the presidential
election 2003 - the worst one. He also added that from the point of
view of the election coverage, the parliamentary election 1999 were
the best.
arminfo
Thursday, May 24, 16:25
The preliminary conclusion of the ODIHR/OSCE about the results of the
parliamentary election in Armenia was distorted by the authorities
and presented in the way beneficial for them. The authorities of
Armenia said that the election were competitive, active and well
covered by mass media, but said nothing about numerous fraud and
unequal competition over the election, expert of the Armenian Centre
for National and International Studies, Edgar Vardanyan, said at
today's press-conference.
He also added that very often the society does not have an adequate
imagination about the role of observers at the elections. For this
reason, their reports are not always understood correctly.
"The ODIHR/OSCE is the most influential organization which implements
monitoring. Professionals which know their business have been working
in this organization. And the viewpoints of some politicians of
Armenia that their reports are blear and not clear, are wrong", -
Vardanyan said.
He emphasized that when analyzing the ODIHR/OSCE monitoring reports
since 1996, he may say that since 1996 the parliamentary elections of
1999 and 2007 were the best elections in Armenia, and the presidential
election 2003 - the worst one. He also added that from the point of
view of the election coverage, the parliamentary election 1999 were
the best.